Overview
v1.4.0 marks Radix's biggest UX leap since v1. It adds a new Discard Pile feature to improve the deletion experience, adds a fast and scalable scan snapshot import/export flow, adds a fun Stats feature, and addresses important bugs. Although this changelog is short, this was the most complex Radix release to build yet, spanning 85 commits. See the full commit history between v1.3.0 and v1.4.0 for a detailed development log. Watch out for the next major release, which will add support for multiple languages, a treemap view, and a scan comparison feature!
As I write this, Radix has exactly 500 GitHub stars! Thank you all for the continued support! I’m always open to feedback, bug reports, and feature requests, so please keep sharing what would make Radix more useful for you.
Download Radix v1.4.0 for macOS 14.0+ (universal binary for Intel and Apple silicon systems). If you already have Radix installed, use Radix > Check for Updates… to update in the app. Alternatively, install via Homebrew:
brew install --cask radixHighlights
- Added a polished scan snapshot import/export feature (#12). Completed scans can now be saved as .radixscan packages and reopened later as read-only imported snapshots. Thank you so much to u/m4st3rm1m3 and u/weathergraph on Reddit for requesting this feature!
- Added local usage stats in Settings. Radix now tracks aggregate local stats for scans, bytes scanned, scan speed, sunburst interactions, files/folders deleted, bytes moved to Trash, and largest Trash move. Everything is stored on-device and can be reset easily.
- Added the Discard Pile, an easy way to stage files for deletion (#16). Drag and drop sunburst segments or file browser rows to the Discard Pile to add them. Alternatively, use the Inspector to add files. Once files are staged, open the Discard Pile to review them or move them to Trash in one batch. Queued Discard Pile items are hidden so staged cleanup work does not distract from remaining disk usage. Thank you to everyone who pointed out issues with the previous deletion flow and inspired me to make this feature: u/m4st3rm1m3, u/Crzy999, and u/BillEmpty3960 on Reddit!
Fixes
- Fixed non-APFS volumes/hard drives showing as having zero bytes available in Smart Locations (closes #14). Volume labels now use the best available free-space value. Thanks @anthonyjohngarcia for reporting this bug!
- Improved Trash flow responsiveness so moving files to Trash no longer stalls the UI while the system operation runs (refs #15). Thanks @fraluc06 for the bug report!
- Fixed file-list dragging so unselected rows can be dragged correctly.
- Fixed Full Disk Access detection on macOS 27 (closes #10 and #11). Thanks @krakeen06 and @Zettt for pointing this out!