Purple Tree 4+

I’m a long time user of SpaceMonger and SpaceSniffer for Windows. Judging by conversations I’ve had with other PC users, these tools - the former of which is no longer being developed, the latter filling its shoes admirably - have become very widely known and very well regarded.

Strangely, where SpaceMonger was a paragon of unobtrusive UI design, most of the equivalent OS X utilities either make the mistake of cluttering the user interface with options and settings you just don’t need, or display information in such a way that the state of your drive is not immediately obvious. DaisyDisk for example presents its results in an ostensibly clever but at the same time rather pointless manner, and in so doing misses the point completely: tools such as this should focus on quick, clear, at-a-glance representation of drive use, not pretty pictures.

Having tried almost all of them now, Purple Tree is by far the easiest to install - thank you App Store - the easiest to use, the most clear in terms of information dispensed, and is also the closest to achieving the simple clarity of the original Windows tools. It’s well worth the money.

Able to nail down quickly and easily what were space-hogs on my hard drive, giving a brilliant visual structure of size showing problem areas! Fantastic for the price! 79p is worth it!

This is a great application that gives a quick and easy view of what is taking up space on your hard drive. Highly recommended!