I have just noticed that Etresoft has brought out a new app . . . Storeograph . . . . which appears to be free (with IN APP PUCHASES) and could be a useful addition to etrecheck in helping to diagnose and rectify faults.
https://storeograph.ca/en/index.html
I have not yet tested it so cannot comment on its efficacy.
Mac mini
Having tested it, I don't think it brings anything new to the table.
The free version gives basic facts about your disks including disk Read and Write speeds. Where it appears to differ from other apps is that it includes both Maximum and Average results.
The in-app purchases cost $14.99 USD and include Explorer and Storage Monitor.
Explorer appears to be a pie-chart displaying how the storage is used but there are several free apps like SquirrelDisk which do the same thing.
Storage Monitor appears to be unique (at least to my limited knowledge) in that it monitors your storage continuously in the background and warns you if it drops below a pre-determined level that you have set.
I am always aware of the storage of my drives so that feature would not be of much use to me but I can envisage other people with more frenetic lives finding it quite useful.
Having tested it, I don't think it brings anything new to the table.
The free version gives basic facts about your disks including disk Read and Write speeds. Where it appears to differ from other apps is that it includes both Maximum and Average results.
The in-app purchases cost $14.99 USD and include Explorer and Storage Monitor.
Explorer appears to be a pie-chart displaying how the storage is used but there are several free apps like SquirrelDisk which do the same thing.
Storage Monitor appears to be unique (at least to my limited knowledge) in that it monitors your storage continuously in the background and warns you if it drops below a pre-determined level that you have set.
I am always aware of the storage of my drives so that feature would not be of much use to me but I can envisage other people with more frenetic lives finding it quite useful.
Ian R. Brown wrote:
The free version gives basic facts about your disks including disk Read and Write speeds. Where it appears to differ from other apps is that it includes both Maximum and Average results.
Don't forget the file system test. That's specifically for all the people who think they can outsmart Apple and buy a 256 GB hard drive and boot from an external.
It was designed to be different from other popular apps by providing less information. The popular speed test apps seem to all be about video formats or something. That confuses me. Just tell me how fast the drive is.
But realistically, the free version is just an advertisement. There's no barrier to download. Maybe they'll watch the video and make a purchase.
Explorer appears to be a pie-chart displaying how the storage is used but there are several free apps like SquirrelDisk which do the same thing.
I was thinking more of a competitor to DaisyDisk. DaisyDisk confuses me just like those video-centric speed testing tools. Storeograph was designed to be an easier-to-understand pie chart.
I wouldn't recommend SquirrelDisk. It's isn't even signed. And to think I spent all that time sandboxing the app, making sure it works with Apple's modern privacy controls, not requiring Full Disk Access, dealing with App Store issues, not to mention paying $99 and 15% when I could have just posted a link to some developers ranting about Windows security certificate prices on HackerNews. 😄
True story - at one point, I had a similar rant in Storeograph's help about how duplicate files don't exist on macOS. But I think I'm finally starting to figure things out. I realized that was stupid and just added a duplicate file (and folder) finder.
The only other similar tools I know about are Omni Disk Sweeper and Grand Perspective. I've never actually downloaded any of them. Their respective web pages sure don't impress me. DaisyDisk is definitely my target. I'm hoping that their display confuses other people the same way it does me. Originally my plan was to just price Storeograph at $1 more than DaisyDisk, but I didn't feel that was enough. Boy it's a brutal market these days.
Storage Monitor appears to be unique (at least to my limited knowledge) in that it monitors your storage continuously in the background and warns you if it drops below a pre-determined level that you have set.
But didn't you just say it didn't bring anything new to the table? 😄
Storeograph was a chance for me to just get a new app back in the store. Sometimes, when I throw out little comments like "it's a brutal market", I'm just sparing people all the details of about 3 months of sheer **** and terror that I went through last year. I had to get something, anything, back in the App Store.
I learned a lot with Storeograph. It's almost 100% Swift, using the latest concurrency architecture. I learned a lot about animation. Learned Apple's new StoreKit 2. But EtreCheck has much more inertia and market presence. I had another app in mind but I'm putting all efforts into EtreCheck 7. I'm going to try to get it back into the App Store. Apple said all I needed to do was rip out the malware detection logic, so that's what I'm gonna do. Hint - EtreCheck 7 is going to look an awful lot like Storeograph. 😄
etresoft wrote:
Don't forget the file system test. That's specifically for all the people who think they can outsmart Apple and buy a 256 GB hard drive and boot from an external.
Does anyone actually do that? 🧐
I don't understand the technicalities of programming (obviously) and my comments were those of an ignorant user who simply sees the headline features.
When mentioning there was "nothing new" I was thinking in terms of my original post where I postulated it might help forum members with diagnoses. Its designed to be used more as a preventative app than a diagnostic tool.
Its main strengths (Storage Monitor) are for preventing general "uninitiated" users getting into trouble by filling up their drives and bringing several features (normally available separately) into one easy to use app.
That was over 6 weeks ago! Thanks for showing me how far behind the times I am. 😳
Ian R. Brown wrote:
That was over 6 weeks ago! Thanks for showing me how far behind the times I am. 😳
Ha! You're not the only one.
Storeograph: New app from Etresoft for diagnosing faults?
