macOS Disk Space Analysis

Analysis

Analyze file tree size:

sudo ncdu -x /System/Volumes/Data

Monitor file access:

sudo fs_usage -w | grep <keyword>

Clean up

sudo log erase --all # for /var/db/diagnostics

TODO

1. MacPorts stores uncompressed folders in ${prefix}/var/macports/software. Is this a arm64-specific or built-from-source only feature? FAQ#diskspace should be updated.