GoblinDisk & Cleanup
Disk & Cleanup
Everything for finding space and tidying up: Smart Care for a one-pass check, Storage Explorer to see where the space went, Cleanup, the app uninstaller and the tools around them. Every removal is reviewed before anything is deleted.
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The Disk tabHow the Disk tab is laid out, how its scans work, why Full Disk Access matters, and every check Goblin makes before a file leaves your Mac.Smart CareOne scan that checks memory, cleanup, the Trash, startup items, app updates and maintenance, then one Run that does only what you tick.Storage ExplorerScan a disk, folder or cloud account and explore it as a ring map, find what takes up space, select it for removal, and see why some space isn't accounted for.Cloud storageConnect Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or Box to Storage Explorer and map everything in the account, including files that aren't on this Mac.Large & old filesFind the biggest and oldest files in Downloads or any folder, including forgotten installers, and move the ones you don't need to the Trash.Duplicates and similar photosFind files with identical contents and photos that look alike, keep the copy you want, and move the rest to the Trash after a review.CleanupClear caches, logs, Xcode files, installers and old project folders: what each Cleanup category holds, what Select recommended ticks, and what goes to the Trash or is deleted for good.TrashSee every Trash bin on your Mac and its drives, what's filling them, and empty one or all of them for good, plus the warning and dropdown when your Trash gets big.Uninstalling appsUninstall apps with the files they keep on your Mac, from caches to background helpers and system extensions, and see what Goblin ticks and why.LeftoversFind the caches, settings and support files that apps you already deleted left in your Library, and see how sure Goblin is about each one.Uninstall from FinderUninstall an app from Finder's right-click menu, and what Goblin does when you drag an app to the Trash: the farewell card, the sword zap and the uninstall dropdown.App updatesCheck your installed apps for newer versions from their own update feeds, the App Store and Homebrew, and install verified updates from inside Goblin.Startup ItemsSee the login items, launch agents and launch daemons that start with your Mac, grouped by app, and turn off or remove the ones you don't want.MaintenanceEight tune-up tasks, from flushing DNS to reindexing Spotlight and thinning Time Machine snapshots, what each does, and how they run with one password prompt.PermissionsSee which apps you've allowed to use your camera, microphone, screen, files and more, and reset an app's access so macOS asks again.PrivacyClear browser history, cookies, caches and form data, plus macOS's recent items, Quick Look thumbnails and saved Wi-Fi networks, after reviewing each one.External drivesClear the hidden files macOS leaves on USB sticks and external drives, clean a drive automatically when you eject it, get drive alerts, and eject drives from Goblin.Ignore listsKeep folders, files and apps out of Goblin's scans, for every Disk section or only one, and see or undo what you've ignored.ArchivesComing in the next updateOpen zip, rar, 7z, tar and many more archives in Goblin, look inside without extracting, pull files out, edit, and make new archives.