https://wheresthefreespace.com/Measured guides on Mac disk space, cleanup craft and storage hardware. en-usThu, 27 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT https://wheresthefreespace.com/notes/coverage-roadmap-autumn-2026/https://wheresthefreespace.com/notes/coverage-roadmap-autumn-2026/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:15:00 GMTDesk Notes Planned additions across all four subject doors plus the kit, announced openly and dated as plans. https://wheresthefreespace.com/notes/a-working-order-for-a-disk-audit/https://wheresthefreespace.com/notes/a-working-order-for-a-disk-audit/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMTDesk Notes Measure, rank, act, verify, record: the five-stage order every Headroom guide follows and why it holds. https://wheresthefreespace.com/notes/headroom-desk-launch-note/https://wheresthefreespace.com/notes/headroom-desk-launch-note/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMTDesk Notes Why this publication exists, what each department holds today, and the standard we hold ourselves to. https://wheresthefreespace.com/drives-hardware/purgeable-space-on-macos/https://wheresthefreespace.com/drives-hardware/purgeable-space-on-macos/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMTDrives & Hardware Why macOS claims capacity it hasn't freed yet, how thinnables release on demand, and what this means buying drives. https://wheresthefreespace.com/storage-basics/how-to-check-free-space-on-your-mac/https://wheresthefreespace.com/storage-basics/how-to-check-free-space-on-your-mac/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:10:00 GMTStorage Basics Four ways to see how much room is left on a Mac drive, from About This Mac to df, and why two of them can disagree. https://wheresthefreespace.com/cleanup-guides/time-machine-local-snapshots/https://wheresthefreespace.com/cleanup-guides/time-machine-local-snapshots/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:40:00 GMTCleanup Guides Why hourly local snapshots appear, when they thin, and the supported way to inspect or remove one. https://wheresthefreespace.com/tools-apps/mac-disk-space-analyzers/https://wheresthefreespace.com/tools-apps/mac-disk-space-analyzers/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:25:00 GMTTools & Apps Treemaps, column meters and terminal lists answer different needs; criteria to match an analyzer to your desk. https://wheresthefreespace.com/storage-basics/system-data-on-a-mac-explained/https://wheresthefreespace.com/storage-basics/system-data-on-a-mac-explained/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:45:00 GMTStorage Basics The System Data bucket gathers caches, logs, virtual memory and more; a plain tour of what lives inside. https://wheresthefreespace.com/cleanup-guides/find-large-files-on-a-mac/https://wheresthefreespace.com/cleanup-guides/find-large-files-on-a-mac/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:05:00 GMTCleanup Guides Finder search, sorted views and du scans surface the space hogs; how to read results before deleting. https://wheresthefreespace.com/tools-apps/check-folder-size-in-terminal-du-df/https://wheresthefreespace.com/tools-apps/check-folder-size-in-terminal-du-df/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:55:00 GMTTools & Apps Two commands answer different questions: du weighs trees, df reports volumes; syntax, flags and interpretation. https://wheresthefreespace.com/cleanup-guides/free-up-disk-space-on-a-mac/https://wheresthefreespace.com/cleanup-guides/free-up-disk-space-on-a-mac/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:30:00 GMTCleanup Guides A measured sequence for reclaiming space safely: measure, empty trash families, trim caches, move libraries. https://wheresthefreespace.com/tools-apps/do-mac-cleaning-apps-pay-off/https://wheresthefreespace.com/tools-apps/do-mac-cleaning-apps-pay-off/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMTTools & Apps An unsentimental look at cleaner subscriptions: what they automate legitimately, what fear marketing inflates. https://wheresthefreespace.com/drives-hardware/offloading-to-an-external-drive/https://wheresthefreespace.com/drives-hardware/offloading-to-an-external-drive/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:45:00 GMTDrives & Hardware Formatting choices, library relocation care, launch-key discipline and verification habits for offload duty. https://wheresthefreespace.com/storage-basics/why-does-mac-storage-fill-up/https://wheresthefreespace.com/storage-basics/why-does-mac-storage-fill-up/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:20:00 GMTStorage Basics Caches, snapshots, synced libraries and growing mail stores explain silent growth; here is how each behaves. https://wheresthefreespace.com/cleanup-guides/is-it-safe-to-delete-caches-on-a-mac/https://wheresthefreespace.com/cleanup-guides/is-it-safe-to-delete-caches-on-a-mac/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:15:00 GMTCleanup Guides Which cache families tolerate deletion, which resent it, and the difference re-download time makes. https://wheresthefreespace.com/tools-apps/treesize-alternatives-for-the-mac/https://wheresthefreespace.com/tools-apps/treesize-alternatives-for-the-mac/ Wed, 27 May 2026 20:10:00 GMTTools & Apps What TreeSize gave Windows admins, equivalent capabilities Mac users reach for, and the heritage connection here.