A developer’s Mac disk audit: Xcode, Docker, node_modules, Rust, Gradle and Homebrew
Where Xcode, Docker, Node, Rust, Gradle and Homebrew keep their gigabytes on a Mac, how to clean each one safely, and a read-only script that sizes them all.
Disk Whisk blog, Mac storage, measured, 5 posts
Notes on Mac storage.
Measurements, methods and plain guides to what fills a Mac and what’s safe to clear. Each one is useful without the app.
Follow with RSSFinal Cut, Logic, Premiere and Lightroom: what’s safe to delete on a creator’s Mac
Render files, caches, previews and sound packs, sorted into what rebuilds itself, what downloads again, and what you can’t get back.
The best disk cleaners for Mac in 2026, compared
Apple’s Storage settings, CleanMyMac, DaisyDisk, OmniDiskSweeper, GrandPerspective, DevCleaner, Mole and Disk Whisk: what each removes, how, and what it costs.
What “System Data” is on your Mac, and what’s safe to delete
System Data is macOS’s catch-all storage category. Here’s what’s in it, how to measure each part with built-in tools, and what’s safe to remove.
Your Mac might be storing the same AI model three times: Ollama, LM Studio, Hugging Face
Where Ollama, LM Studio, Hugging Face and ComfyUI keep models on a Mac, how to remove them safely, and a hash check that finds the same file stored twice.