← Sidyma

Quick guide

Sidyma

Sidyma maps developer storage by repository, showing which checkouts hold rebuildable artefacts and what should stay protected before anything is moved to Trash.

  1. Choose the folders to scan

    Add development roots such as ~/Developer or ~/Projects, then enable any separate system categories you want inspected. Sidyma scans only the folders and locations you choose.

  2. Read the repository-first map

    Run a scan and review storage by project, ecosystem, or artefact type, filtered to Safe, Review, or Protected. The treemap sizes each repository by what it holds and subdivides it by safety, so the biggest thing on disk is the biggest thing on screen. A monorepo stays one card with its package count in metadata; Xcode data, package-manager caches, simulators, and Docker appear separately under System.

  3. Check what is rebuildable

    Safety groups separate rebuildable items, slower rebuilds, items that need review, and protected artefacts. Recently active projects and protected items stay outside the safe recommendation set.

  4. Revisit local reports

    Sidyma compares each scan against the last one that used the same folders and settings, so you can see what grew and what is new. History keeps earlier clean summaries with an honest before/after footprint, and the separate Downloads report covers installers and archives when you enable it.

  5. Build and run a clean plan

    Pro

    With a license, inspect exact paths, select eligible artefacts, export the plan, and move the reviewed selection to Trash. The outcome is recorded locally so you can export the report or reveal items still in Trash.

What's included

Free

  • Unlimited local scans of the development roots you choose
  • Repository-first storage map and treemap, with project, ecosystem, and artefact-type grouping
  • Scan growth against your last comparable scan
  • Safety filtering, recent-activity protection, scan settings, and Ignore Rules
  • Read-only Review inventory and Docker storage inspection
  • Aggregate Downloads report when explicitly enabled
  • Clean-history summaries and deletion of local history records

Pro

Everything in Free, plus

  • Per-item detail, exact paths, and Reveal in Finder
  • Interactive clean-plan selection and Select Safe
  • Move reviewed artefacts to Trash
  • Remove reviewed unavailable simulators with Apple's simctl
  • Export clean plans and clean-operation reports
  • Downloads filenames, paths, selection, and Move to Trash
  • History original and Trash paths, report export, and Finder reveal

Pro unlocks with any license · annual and lifetime unlock the same features

Good to know

  • Sidyma scans locally. It does not read file contents or upload names, paths, or metadata; network access is reserved for license and update checks.
  • Artefacts are moved to Trash, never permanently deleted. Reviewed unavailable simulators are the exception: Apple's simctl removes them directly, so they cannot be restored from Trash.
  • A stale scan stays available to read, but a clean always requires a fresh completed scan.
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