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GrandPerspective mentions (118)

• WinDirStat – Windows Directory Statistics

  For my MacOS friends, it might be a little outdated but I prefer GrandPerspective: https://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago

• MacBook storage says it’s more than it should be.

  Any of the following should help with identifying where the mystery space lives: DaisyDisk, GrandPerspective, or OmniDiskSweeper. Source: 7 months ago

• Something unknown in "Application" takes almost 150G from my Macintosh HD. And I cannot find what it is.

  I recommend the free graphical utility GrandPerspective to find out what is taking space and take action. Source: 7 months ago

• Mac system data over 100gb. Can’t find it anywhere!!

  Try https://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net/ … just a simple app to find large files and folders. Source: 7 months ago

• Tips for troubleshooting file space usage

  GrandPerspective - this app is free to download. The app is paid in the Mac App Store for what is essentially donation. It breaks down your disk usage graphically. This is the first step to cleaning your drive. Source: 11 months ago

iStat Menus mentions (53)

• A collection of useful Mac Apps

  iStat Menus - Price: $14.99 (one-time purchase) Advanced system monitor for macOS that displays real-time CPU, GPU, and network usage. Source: 12 months ago

• HELP PLEASE: MAC AIR ULTRA SLOW CPU

  iStat Menus has been around a long time and is very reliable. I've used this for many, many years on numerous different Mac models, and it's top-notch. It displays all sorts of system statistics in the menu bar and lets you define custom fan controls for different component (CPU, etc) temperatures, all in a nice, sleek interface. Source: 12 months ago

• After dreaming of Al Gore's setup for 15 years, finally I got this:

  Don't do this on my behalf but if you're ever curious yourself, on some other date, you can use iStat Menu among other utilities or readers to check GPU utilization, thats a lot easier to read than Activity Monitor. If using iStat, go to iStat Menus, click on the CPU/GPU dropdown, then the GPU in the active items bar, and select processor. You'll see a graph and you can just let that sit for a few minutes and... Source: about 1 year ago

• ACC + Steam working great with apple's game porter

  Fantastic! I read that it is an M1, but what model and configuration exactly is it? If you like and are curious, install this app https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/, it tells you everything, temperature, fan RPM, etc. Source: about 1 year ago

• MacBook Pro keeps heating up really fast.

  You can monitor the internal temperatures with iStat Menus or similar, but there's really no need. The system automatically adjusts fan speed to cool itself off when needed. Source: about 1 year ago