Big forgotten files
The largest files in your home folder that you have not opened in a long time, listed by size and last opened. You decide what goes.
Your home foldernever pre-ticked
Mac cleaner · offline · one-time price
Get your Mac's space back. Safely.
Disk Goat is an offline Mac cleaner for everyone. It finds the clutter that piles up (big forgotten files, old downloads, caches and logs, app leftovers, old iPhone backups), shows exactly what each thing is, and moves only what you pick to the Trash.
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EXAMPLE NUMBERS. This is an animation of the app, not a real scan of a real Mac.
Animated example: the app scans a Mac and lists old iPhone backups, old downloads, app caches and logs, and leftovers of deleted apps with sizes and dates, the user ticks them, presses Move to Trash, and the items go to the Trash, and after the Trash is emptied free space climbs from 41.2 GB to 114.1 GB. Numbers are examples.
Trash first, never permanent
Dry run before every clean
Works fully offline
Nothing personal pre-ticked
Finds the space eaten by
And, for power users
From the team behind
SendmindVibe LaunchZeno AcquisitionCreatives Skool
What it finds
The clutter you forgot about, with the real paths.
Every card is a place Disk Goat looks, and what it shows you before it touches anything. Locations are the macOS defaults; the app is pre-release, so this is the plan.
Old downloads
Installers, zip files and other things that have sat in Downloads for months, grouped so you can clear them in a few clicks.
~/Downloadsnever pre-tickedCaches and logs
App and browser caches, logs and crash reports. Your Mac and apps rebuild them when they need them.
~/Library/Caches
~/Library/Logsrebuilds itselfApp leftovers
The support files, caches and preferences an app leaves behind after you drag it to the Trash.
~/Library/Application Support Old iPhone backups
Backups of phones you no longer own are often tens of gigabytes. See each one with its date and size, then choose.
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup review eachUnused apps
Apps you have not opened in months, with how much room each takes including its leftovers. Remove them completely in one go.
/ApplicationsAlso A read-only disk map so you can see where everything lives, and a dry run that shows the plan before anything moves.
For power users
Run local AI models or build apps? There is a section for that.
The same safe rules, with extra places that fill a disk fast. Model stores are never pre-ticked, and a model a running app is using is locked.
AI models
Ollama, Hugging Face and LM Studio, with size and last used for each model, and old Hugging Face revisions you can prune.
~/.ollama/models
~/.cache/huggingface/hub
~/.lmstudio/modelsnever pre-tickedDeveloper caches
Xcode DerivedData and old simulators, plus the npm, pip and Homebrew caches. All of them are recreated when needed.
~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData
~/.npm/_cacache Docker images
Unused images and build cache, shown per image with size. Needs Docker Desktop's disk image, handled with care.
Docker Desktop disk imageTBD: how deep we goNote If you moved a folder (for example with OLLAMA_MODELS or HF_HOME), the app follows your setting.
The trust story
Careful by design. Here is exactly what it will and won't do.
A cleaner that deletes the wrong folder is worse than no cleaner. So Disk Goat is built around five rules you can check for yourself. It moves only what you pick to the Trash. The app is pre-release: these are the rules we build and test to.
Trash first, never permanent
Everything goes to the macOS Trash. You can open it and Put Back. Disk Goat never empties it for you.
Dry run on request
Turn on Dry run and the app shows what it would move and how much space you would get, then changes nothing.
Nothing personal is ever pre-ticked
Your own files, old downloads, iPhone backups and AI models start unticked. You choose each one. Only caches your Mac rebuilds by itself can start ticked, and you can untick them. A model a running app is using is locked.
Your Photos library and iCloud files are off limits
Cleaning only looks in known places: caches, logs, downloads, app leftovers, backups and the big-file list you review yourself. Your Photos library and iCloud Drive are never scanned for cleaning. The disk map is read-only.
Offline. Scans stay on your Mac.
No account, and what it finds is never uploaded. Updates and licence check are the only times it would talk to a server TBD
Open about what it moves
The full list ships in the app and on this site. No hidden "system junk" bucket.
| Group | Location | What happens | Ticked by default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big forgotten files | Your home folder, except Photos Library and iCloud Drive | Chosen files move to Trash | No |
| Old downloads | ~/Downloads | Chosen files move to Trash | No |
| Old iPhone backups | ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup | Chosen backups move to Trash | No |
| Caches and logs | ~/Library/Caches, ~/Library/Logs | Move to Trash; apps rebuild them | Yes, rebuilds itself |
| App leftovers | ~/Library/Application Support and related | Chosen items move to Trash | No |
| AI models (power users) | ~/.ollama/models, ~/.cache/huggingface/hub, ~/.lmstudio/models | Chosen models move to Trash | No |
| Developer caches (power users) | Xcode DerivedData, npm, pip, Homebrew | Move to Trash; tools rebuild them | Yes, rebuilds itself |
| Photos library, iCloud Drive | Photos Library, iCloud Drive | Not on the list. Never cleaned. | n/a |
Disk map
See the whole disk, then see what is reclaimable.
A visual map of where your space went. The green blocks are the ones Disk Goat can review and clean. Hover a block for its size. Example data.
System and appsYour filesOtherReviewable by Disk Goat
EXAMPLE DATA · 512 GB diskHow it compares
Disk Goat, CleanMyMac, DaisyDisk, or your Mac's Storage settings.
Facts only. A ? means we could not verify it. Disk Goat is pre-release, so its column is the plan, not a shipped product.
| Disk Goat planned | CleanMyMac | DaisyDisk | Built-in Storage settings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price model | One-time, $17No subscription | Mainly a subscriptionA one-time option exists; published figures conflict | One-timeAbout $9.99 per its pricing page; re-check | FreeBuilt into macOS |
| Finds clutter for you | Caches, logs, downloads, leftovers, backups | Yes, system junk and more | A disk map; you find and choose files yourself | Shows storage by category; no cache or leftover cleaner |
| Size and last opened per item | Yes | Not checked | Not checked | Not checked |
| Moves to Trash first | Always | Not checked | Not checked | Not checked |
| Dry run before cleaning | Yes | Not checked | Not checked | No |
| Visual disk map | Yes, read-only | Yes (Space Lens) | Yes, its core feature | Category bar, no map |
| Uninstaller with leftovers | Yes | Yes | Not checked | No |
| For power users: AI models, dev caches, Docker | Yes, its own section | "Local Models" for Ollama and LM Studio | By hand, via the map | No |
Sources: macpaw.com, daisydiskapp.com, Apple's macOS Storage settings. Last checked 12 Nov 2026 for the rows we could confirm.Competitors change. Re-check before launch.
Pricing
Pay once. Keep it.
One price, paid once. No subscription, no credits, no account.
Disk Goat
$17 once, yours to keep
- Full scan with sizes and last opened
- Visual disk map and dry-run report
- Move to Trash: files, downloads, caches, backups
- Uninstaller with leftovers
- Power-user section: AI models, dev caches, Docker
Year 1 · $17Year 2 · $0Year 3 · $0
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RefundsA clear refund window, published before launch.
From the founder
Founder, Disk Goat
More about me, muhamadhamza.com
Why I built this.
Hi, I'm Hamza.
On 12 November 2026 my own MacBook, a 2015 model with a 113 GB drive, had 5.1 GB free. I already run a small cleaning script on it for caches, old installers and tool leftovers. It works, but it is a script: I can't see how big each thing is before it goes, and I have to trust it.
Everyone's Mac fills up the same way: old downloads, caches, leftovers from apps you deleted, backups of phones you no longer own. Most cleaners either ask for a subscription or delete without showing you what. Power users have an even bigger version, with models and developer caches in hidden folders.
So I'm building Disk Goat: size and last used for every item, Trash first, a dry run, and nothing leaving your Mac. It is not finished yet, and I will say plainly what is and isn't.
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Questions
Straight answers.
Is it safe to run?
It is built to be careful. It moves only what you pick to the Trash and never empties it for you, a dry run shows what would move, nothing personal is ever pre-ticked, and your Photos library and iCloud Drive are off limits. Disk Goat is not released yet, so these are the rules it is being built and tested to.
What does it clean?
The everyday clutter: big forgotten files, old downloads, caches and logs, leftovers from apps you deleted, old iPhone backups and apps you no longer use. Power users get a separate section for AI models, developer caches and Docker.
Is it only for developers?
No. Disk Goat is a Mac cleaner for everyone. The AI model and developer-cache tools sit in their own power-user section, so you can ignore them if they do not apply to you.
Does it work offline?
Yes, by design. Scans run on your Mac and what they find is never uploaded. There is no account. How the licence check and updates work without a connection is TBD.
Does it run on Apple Silicon and Intel?
The plan is one app for both. TBD until the first build exists. The founder develops on a 2015 Intel MacBook, so Intel is not an afterthought.
Which macOS versions?
TBD The minimum version is not decided yet. It will be published before release.
Can I get a refund?
A clear refund window is planned. Its length is TBD and the draft terms are on the refunds page.
Does it delete anything permanently?
No. It moves items to the macOS Trash and never empties it. Until you empty the Trash yourself, you can open it and use Put Back.
How is it different from CleanMyMac, DaisyDisk and the built-in Storage settings?
CleanMyMac is mainly sold as a subscription. DaisyDisk is a one-time purchase and a disk map, but you find and choose the files yourself. The Storage settings built into your Mac show categories, with no cleaner for caches or app leftovers. Disk Goat aims to find the clutter for you, show size and last opened for each item, and move only what you pick to the Trash, for a one-time price. Details and sources are in the comparison above.
When can I download it?
Not yet. Disk Goat is in design. Join the waitlist and you will be told the day it is ready; there is no download or checkout yet.
Find out where your space went.
No account. Nothing uploaded. Nothing deleted until you say so.
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