colinvkim/Radix v1.7.0

Radix 1.7.0

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Overview

v1.7.0 is Radix's most refined release yet! It adds targeted folder rescans, losslessly compressed scan snapshots, structured file-search filters, and zoom and pan support for the treemap. It also improves disk-map keyboard navigation, provides much clearer incremental-rescan feedback, and polishes comparisons, search, settings, and more. This release spans 55 commits; see the full commit history between v1.6.0 and v1.7.0 for a detailed development log.

Thanks 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 v1.7.0 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 radix

Highlights

• Added focused folder rescans (#30), closing #28. Rescan now refreshes the folder currently displayed in the file browser instead of rescanning the entire location, while full rescans remain available when needed. Folder rescans can be started from the toolbar, Scan menu, or folder context menu, include cancellable progress feedback, and update the existing scan in place. Thanks @Zettt for requesting this!
• Added losslessly compressed .radixscan snapshots using the new v5 format (#31). Radix now compresses snapshots using LZFSE while preserving all results. Existing snapshot versions remain fully supported. In representative benchmarks, large snapshots were roughly one-tenth the size of their v4 equivalents and imported considerably faster.
• Added structured file-search filters (#33). Search can now filter by item kind—file, folder, or package—and allocated size using greater-than, at-least, less-than, and at-most comparisons from KB through TB. Filters work with or without text, can be combined with text search, and work in both Current Contents and Entire Scan. Thanks u/m4st3rm1m3 on Reddit for requesting this!
• Added zoom and pan support to the treemap (#32), bringing it in line with the sunburst. Refreshed both disk maps with more compact on-chart zoom controls.
• Improved incremental-rescan feedback. Radix now distinguishes checking for changes, applying a quick incremental update, finding no changes, and safely falling back to a complete scan. When a complete scan is needed, Radix explains why.
• Standardized banners with improved alignment, animation, styling, and accessibility labels.

Fixes

• Restored incremental rescanning so the Rescan command once again reuses recent file-system changes when it is safe to do so, instead of unnecessarily repeating the entire scan.
• Repaired and refined keyboard navigation in both disk maps (#29). Arrow-key movement is now spatially predictable, keyboard focus works reliably, Command-Up Arrow and Command-Down Arrow navigate the folder hierarchy, and selected items are revealed while navigating a zoomed map.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent clicking sections in either disk map and improved reliability when resizing, zooming, panning, and navigating small treemap selections. This closes #34. Thanks @Tonyminator for reporting this issue!
• Improved scan comparison presentation. Comparison results now prevent the inspector from reopening over the results.
• Completed missing translations.
• Fixed the search-scope selector taking up too much width on macOS 14 and 15.
• Fixed exclusion controls in Settings taking up too much width on macOS 14 and 15.
• Fixed the Discard Pile not opening while empty.