Observed arrival · 2026-09-19
Lupa: a read-only map of your Mac’s clutter
An upcoming macOS utility that maps disk usage, sorts large files, and explains what is taking up space without modifying anything.
- For
- Mac users investigating what is consuming disk space
- Worth noticing
- The app is designed as read-only: macOS permissions prevent it from deleting, moving, renaming, or modifying files.
Field notes
Lupa proposes a storage-audit workflow built around file metadata rather than file contents. Its interface would combine proportional folder blocks, largest-item lists, and categories such as video, photos, development, caches, and system data. The site emphasizes that the app cannot perform destructive file actions under its read-only sandbox permissions. Optional cloud archiving is described as one-file-at-a-time, with checksum verification before the user decides what to remove in Finder.
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