Tiny SSDs
Base-model storage meets four years of everything.
Where the gigabytes hide
Game weight
Two installed games can eat a quarter of the drive.
Course archaeology
Semester-one PDFs nobody will ever open again.
The workflow
Start free
GrandPerspective or OmniDiskSweeper cost nothing and find the whales fast.
Clear per semester
Archive finished courses to cloud or USB, then clear them locally.
Check games and caches
Unused games and bloated caches are the fastest wins on student Macs.
Keep the thesis
When in doubt, the collector lets you review everything before anything leaves.
Tools worth installing
NullDisk first — native map, staged collector, zero telemetry. Then, depending on taste:
- GrandPerspective — The tiny open-source treemap that shows your biggest files instantly.
- OmniDiskSweeper — A largest-first column browser for quick, no-frills cleanup.
- SquirrelDisk — The easiest open-source sunburst for hunting huge files.
Perguntas frequentes
What's the best free option for students?
GrandPerspective — free, fast, and finds game folders and old course dumps in seconds.
Is it worth paying as a student?
Only if you'll actually run it monthly. A beautiful tool you open beats a free one you don't.