--- title: My MacBook Was Constantly Running Out of Storage —... description: MacBook storage filling up is a common pain point for developers due to build caches, simulator data, and package managers silently consuming gigabytes. An... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/my-macbook-was-constantly-running-out-of-storage-here-s-an-open-source-tool-worth-exploring-kbgmmxbis twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: My MacBook Was Constantly Running Out of Storage — Here’s an Open-Source Tool Worth Exploring | daily.dev og:description: MacBook storage filling up is a common pain point for developers due to build caches, simulator data, and package managers silently consuming gigabytes. An... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-macbook-was-constantly-running-out-of-storage-here-s-an-open-source-tool-worth-exploring-kbgmmxbis og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/KBgmMXbIs.png og:image:alt: My MacBook Was Constantly Running Out of Storage — Here’s an Open-Source Tool Worth Exploring og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # My MacBook Was Constantly Running Out of Storage — Here’s an Open-Source Tool Worth Exploring **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary MacBook storage filling up is a common pain point for developers due to build caches, simulator data, and package managers silently consuming gigabytes. An open-source CLI tool called Mole is introduced as a way to analyze disk usage, clean caches, remove app leftovers, and monitor system resources on macOS. Key commands include `mo analyze`, `mo clean`, `mo uninstall`, `mo optimize`, and `mo status`. The post also covers best practices like reviewing deletions before committing and keeping backups. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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