Diskaroo is a disk usage analyzer from Bravely Studios for macOS, Windows and Linux. It maps file and folder sizes, finds exact duplicates and collects items for removal. The app requires a Bravely Account and currently offers a free lifetime Pro license across those desktop platforms.
A map of the scan
Diskaroo scans a folder, the home folder or a whole drive. It reads names and sizes on the computer and builds a visual account of their space. Recent scans provide shortcuts to the folders and drives users previously examined.
The same scan appears in three forms:
| View | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Treemap | Blocks whose areas follow file and folder sizes |
| Sunburst | Folder levels as rings extending from the center |
| Largest items | A sortable list of the largest files and folders |
Clicking a block opens that folder’s contents, while breadcrumbs return to its parents. Pointing at a block reveals its name and size. Diskaroo can color the map by folder or file type. Typing part of a name or an extension highlights matching blocks.
Inspecting the original items
Diskaroo can reveal an item in Finder, File Explorer or the Linux file manager, or copy its path. On macOS, Quick Look previews files directly from the map or list. Windows also lets users hide an individual block and restore it through Show hidden blocks.
Critical system folders stay outside the map until users choose to show them. Scanning the whole Mac needs Full Disk Access; home-folder and chosen-folder scans do not. Windows provides a scan-depth setting and an administrator-scanning option for system folders and other users’ folders.
The Collector holds a cleanup batch
Users add files or folders to Diskaroo’s Collector as they explore. The tray gathers the selection for review before any removal happens. Its confirmation offers moving the batch to Trash or Recycle Bin, deleting it permanently, or canceling.
The Trash route leaves items recoverable until the user empties it. Emptying it also releases the space those items occupy. Diskaroo’s Total Space Saved keeps a running total of cleanup results. The app never chooses and deletes a batch automatically.
Duplicates depend on content
After scanning a folder or drive, users open Duplicates and start a separate comparison. Diskaroo first checks file sizes, then compares the beginning of each possible match and finally the complete contents. A match means the files contain the same bytes, even when their names differ.
The results group identical copies for review. Users select the extras and send them to Trash or Recycle Bin, while one copy of each remains. Duplicate removal always uses that recoverable route. It does not use the Collector’s permanent-deletion option.
On Windows and Linux, file-kind filters narrow duplicate results and leave out system and developer files. Diskaroo does not match merely similar photographs, different audio encodings or near-identical documents. Duplicate scans and removal require the user’s actions; the app provides no scheduled or automatic deduplication.
