Space Gremlin
Dev tools
disk usage analyzer
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
4 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 0 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.27.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Looks like a proper Mac application
From 1 comment
Here is what I noticed, feel free to take any of this however serious you want to: The app feels like a proper Mac application. I like its look, similar apps tend to look much…
ugh on HN
Useful for finding files in cluttered disks
From 1 comment
Handy. Sifting through du output is never fun when you have 1000's of (badly named) files.
rayboyd on HN
Objections
Zoom-out shortcut and missing keyboard shortcuts
From 1 comment
Here is what I noticed, feel free to take any of this however serious you want to: The app feels like a proper Mac application. I like its look, similar apps tend to look much…
ugh on HN
Sparse bundles not distinguished from regular files
From 1 comment
A few comments for a future version: 1. When you are scanning a disk and you minimize of hide the app, put a progress indicator running in the dock and maybe bounce the icon when…
jason_slack on HN
Slow initial scan and rendering at high resolutions
From 2 comments
This is very useful. I have been using a similar program for Windows for ages : SequoiaView http://w3.win.tue.nl/nl/onderzoek/onderzoek_informatica/visualization/sequoiaview// It…
madewulf on HNThe speed really depends on the size of the view and the depth of the objects. The pixel dimensions of a folder determine whether to render it's children. I'm normally able to…
seanalltogether on HN
Requests
Colour coding by file type
From 1 comment
I like it (I used treemap viewers on Windows and have been looking for a Mac replacement) but what about some colour-coding? It would add another dimension to the data and allow…
hopeless on HN
Progress indicator in the dock during scans
From 1 comment
A few comments for a future version: 1. When you are scanning a disk and you minimize of hide the app, put a progress indicator running in the dock and maybe bounce the icon when…
jason_slack on HN
Animated zoom out and QuickLook previews
From 1 comment
Here is what I noticed, feel free to take any of this however serious you want to: The app feels like a proper Mac application. I like its look, similar apps tend to look much…
ugh on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Daisy Disk and GrandPerspective
From 2 comments
How does it compare to other similar programs, e.g. http://www.daisydiskapp.com?
abcd_f on HNAnd what advantages does it provide over comparable free apps (namely, http://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net)?
xtian on HN
Alternatives named
Daisy Disk
From 1 comment
How does it compare to other similar programs, e.g. http://www.daisydiskapp.com?
abcd_f on HN
GrandPerspective
From 1 comment
And what advantages does it provide over comparable free apps (namely, http://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net)?
xtian on HN
Disk Inventory X
From 1 comment
There's also Disk Inventory X ( http://www.derlien.com/ )
m0shen on HN
OmniDiskSweeper
From 1 comment
There's also this from the guys that did omnioutliner and omnigraffle and its free http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidisksweeper/
KevinMS on HN
WinDirStat
From 1 comment
There's a free (though probably less featureful) app for Windows I've used for years called Windirstat that does a similar job, albeit while looking much uglier.
mxavier on HN