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NC #1060 Run Multiple Disk Sweeping Apps: Disk Graph, Space Lens, GrandPerspective, OmniDiskSweeper and Security Bits

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OmniDiskSweeper found CopyM using over 8 gigabytes and 4 gigabytes of Apple debugging files.

1. NosillaCast Apple Podcast episode 1060 focuses on running multiple disk-sweeping apps on a 13-inch MacBook Air and comparing what each tool reveals. 2. Alison Sheridan hosts the show and frames the disk cleanup segment, while Bart Bouchard joins later for Security Bits and explains the week's Apple security news. 3. The episode asks whether DiskGraph, Space Lens, Grand Perspective, and OmniDiskSweeper together uncover more recoverable space than any single app. 4. DiskGraph scans Alison's home directory and shows a 690-gigabyte total in concentric arcs, with Pictures alone at 390 gigabytes. 5. DiskGraph also exposes duplicate copies of Lindsay's wedding album, a 3.5-gigabyte zip file, and another copy inside Dropbox on the scanned photos side. 6. Alison totals the DiskGraph discoveries at 16.8 gigabytes after finding the duplicated wedding folders and an old Mac Mommy recording in Dropbox. 7. Space Lens, inside CleanMyMac Plus, scans faster than DiskGraph and lists hidden directories such as .trash and .olama. 8. Space Lens shows .olama taking 2 gigabytes, which Alison connects to a local large language model she downloaded for Mac testing. 9. Space Lens also pushes Alison into Messages attachments and a 1.21-gigabyte video of Pilot Pete teaching toga folding at MacStock. 10. CleanMyMac's Smart Care identifies 85 gigabytes of junk candidates, including more than 43 gigabytes of Xcode simulators and an iPhone 14 backup from an upgrade to an iPhone 16. 11. Alison says the backup alone would free 34 gigabytes, but she is skeptical of cache cleanup because caches usually grow back. 12. Grand Perspective returns after an update and uses a box grid with zoom and selection focus to make large files easier to inspect. 13. Grand Perspective spots a large ScreenFlow file around 3 gigabytes and a related directory at 40 gigabytes, tied to ScreenCastsOnline work. 14. The app also reveals a 2-gigabyte MAMP zip file from 2020 and several AI models, including Whisper transcription models. 15. OmniDiskSweeper presents a text-based column view that Alison says is almost accessible, except it does not read directory sizes to VoiceOver. 16. OmniDiskSweeper surfaces CopyM using more than 8 gigabytes and points Alison to 4 gigabytes of debugging files, including a 3-gigabyte sysdiagnose and Spotlight troubleshooting data. 17. The conversation with Bart Bouchard shifts to Security Bits, where he says Allianz Life breach data has been loaded into Have I Been Pwned. 18. Bart and Alison then discuss the UK's attempt to force Apple to weaken iCloud encryption, the secret court process around it, and why the latest filing still leaves the outcome unclear. 19. The episode's tone is practical and tool-focused, with Alison narrating screen findings in a methodical, demo-heavy format and Bart adding security commentary in a conversational back-and-forth. 20. Listeners who manage Mac storage or follow Apple security updates will get the most from this episode, while people wanting a short, non-technical show may skip it.

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