Rings
See what is filling your disk, ring by ring.
Rings scans a drive and draws it as a sunburst map. The biggest folders are the widest arcs, so the space hogs are obvious at a glance.
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- Released
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- Size
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- Runs on
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- SHA-256
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Illustration. A screenshot will replace it with the first release.
Features
What Rings does.
Sunburst map
Each ring is one folder level. Click an arc to step into that folder and the map redraws around it.
Fast scanner
Reads folder contents in bulk through macOS's getattrlistbulk call, so a full-disk scan finishes quickly.
Honest sizes on APFS
Cloned files and hard links are counted once, so totals match the space actually used on disk.
Category dashboard
A summary view groups space by type, such as apps, documents, media and system data.
Protected folders
An optional helper, installed through macOS's own service manager, lets Rings measure folders that need admin rights.
Background looks
Choose from several background styles for the map window.
Options
Settings you can change, and the permissions the app asks for.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Scan target | Scan the whole startup disk, an external drive or a single folder. |
| Privileged helper | Install or remove the helper used for protected folders. Rings works without it and marks what it could not read. |
| Background look | Pick the look used behind the sunburst and dashboard. |
| Check for updates | Turn automatic update checks on or off. |
| Permission | Why it is needed |
|---|---|
| Full Disk Access | Needed to measure folders macOS protects, such as Mail and Safari data. Rings reads file sizes and names only. |
| Administrator password | Asked once if you install the optional helper. |
Documentation
Install, update, remove and fix.
Install
- Download Rings from this page.
- Open the DMG file from your Downloads folder.
- Drag Rings into the Applications folder.
- Open Rings from Applications. The first time, macOS asks you to confirm that you want to open an app downloaded from the internet.
Grant Full Disk Access
- Open System Settings, then Privacy & Security, then Full Disk Access.
- Turn on the switch next to Rings. If Rings is not listed, click + and choose it from Applications.
- Quit and reopen Rings, then scan again.
Update
- Rings checks this site for new versions and offers to install them.
- To update by hand, download the latest DMG here and drag the app into Applications again, replacing the old copy.
Uninstall
- Quit Rings.
- Drag Rings from Applications to the Trash.
- If you installed the helper, remove it first from Rings' settings.
If macOS will not open it
- Check that the download finished and the checksum matches the one in the download box above.
- Download the file again directly from this page. Copies from other sites are not supported.
- Still blocked? Send the exact message macOS shows to [email protected].
Security testing
What was checked on this build, the result, and how to repeat it.
Results will be posted with the first public build.
- Build
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- Tested on
- to be confirmed
- macOS
- to be confirmed
Developer ID signature
The app is signed by its developer and has not been altered since.
Apple notarization
Apple scanned this build for malware and approved it.
Notarization ticket stapled
The approval travels with the download, so it opens on a Mac that is offline.
Hardened runtime
macOS blocks code injection and other tampering while the app runs.
Entitlements review
The special permissions built into the app are limited to what it needs.
Download checksum
The file you downloaded is byte-for-byte the one published here.
Independent malware scan
The download was checked by third-party antivirus engines.
Network activity
Outbound connections were watched during testing and listed in full.
Each command can be pasted into Terminal to repeat the check on your own copy.
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