Storage notes

Understand before you reclaim.

Practical explanations about the filesystem facts behind DiskKind—without miracle-cleaner claims.

01

Why file contents can exceed your Mac’s disk capacity

Logical size and physical allocation answer different questions. Here is how compression, sparse files and APFS sharing affect the numbers.

02

A cautious guide to .colima, caches and package stores

Developer data can be large and re-creatable without being consequence-free. Review what produced it before moving anything.

03

Moving files to Trash is recoverable—but space is not reclaimed yet

Why DiskKind stops at macOS Trash and asks you to verify before permanently emptying it yourself.

04

Why every disk map needs an exact list

Area is excellent for proportion, but poor for exact comparison and safety decisions. DiskKind pairs both views.