Questions & answers
Is ddeploy really free?
Scanning is free forever: every screen, every size, the explorer, System Data, Ask AI. Your first full clean is free as well, so you watch the space come back before paying anything. After that, cleaning needs Pro, $9.99 once.
Does it work offline?
Completely. Scanning and cleaning happen 100% on your Mac, nothing is uploaded, ever. There's no account and no telemetry. Three things touch the network, all optional: the once-a-day update check (a plain request that carries only the app and macOS version; switch it off in Settings and the app is fully offline), license activation if you buy Pro, and the Ask AI button, which opens your own browser.
Is ddeploy safe to use?
Yes, it's the whole design. ddeploy only deletes the contents of well-known cache locations, moves your own files (backups, installers, large files, leftovers) to the Trash where they're recoverable, keeps a protected list it never touches, and shows a confirmation listing what happens before cleaning anything. Unsure about an item? Right-click it and ask Claude or ChatGPT about that exact file.
Why is System Data taking up 100 GB on my Mac?
"System Data" is everything Storage settings can't file under another heading: local Time Machine snapshots (often 20 to 60 GB after a failed update), swap, purgeable space macOS hasn't freed yet, app caches, logs, old iPhone backups and WhatsApp media. It's why du can report 11 GB while Storage settings says 120. Terminal users can list snapshots with tmutil listlocalsnapshots / and thin them with tmutil thinlocalsnapshots / 999999999999 4. ddeploy's free scan names each piece with its size, so you see where the 100 GB went before deleting anything.
How do I install it?
Open the DMG, drag ddeploy to Applications, and open it. The app is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens like any other Mac app. For full results (iPhone backups, Messages, protected folders) grant Full Disk Access when it asks. Homebrew users: brew trust anandat/ddeploy && brew install --cask anandat/ddeploy/ddeploy (the first command is the one-time trust step Homebrew asks for with third-party taps).
Does it run on Intel Macs?
Yes. ddeploy is a universal app: the one download runs natively on Apple Silicon (M1 and later) and on Intel Macs, no Rosetta needed. It needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later, which covers most Intel Macs from 2018 onward.
What's free, what's paid?
Scanning is free forever, every screen, every size, the drill-down explorer, the System Data breakdown, the memory view, and Ask AI. Your first clean is free too. ddeploy Pro ($9.99, one time) unlocks unlimited cleaning after that, and old downloads going to the Trash on their own, on one Mac, for life.
Is it a subscription?
No. One purchase, yours for life. No account either, your license key arrives by email and activates in Settings.
Why does it ask for Full Disk Access?
macOS protects some folders (iOS backups, Messages data, parts of Library). Granting Full Disk Access in System Settings lets ddeploy measure and clean them. Without it, the app still works, those boxes just read smaller than reality.
What actually happens after I clean caches?
They rebuild on demand: Docker re-pulls images when you use them, Xcode re-derives build data on the next build, npm and pip re-download what a project needs. You trade disk space now for a slightly slower first build later. Model libraries are different, a 40 GB Ollama model is a real re-download, which is why models are never preselected and can be deleted one at a time instead.
Does ddeploy collect any data?
No telemetry, no analytics, no account, no ads. The only network calls are license activation (if you buy Pro) and the Ask AI button, which opens your own browser with your own AI account.
How is ddeploy different from DaisyDisk or CleanMyMac?
They show you the disk. ddeploy tells you what's safe to remove and does it. DaisyDisk is a chart with no opinion on what any folder is. CleanMyMac has an opinion about everyday junk but cannot see developer caches, and it wants a subscription. ddeploy labels every item Safe or Review First, covers Xcode, Docker, AI models and build folders alongside the everyday stuff, and costs $9.99 once. Longer comparison.
Can it uninstall apps?
Yes. Uninstall Apps lists every third-party app with the data it keeps in your Library (support files, caches, preferences, containers, login items), with sizes. Untick anything you want to keep, click Uninstall, and the app plus its data go to the Trash.
Does it find duplicate files?
Yes. Duplicates compares files of 1 MB or more in your home folder byte for byte, groups the identical ones, keeps the oldest copy and offers to trash the rest. Your Library and app packages are left alone.
Can it keep my Downloads folder from filling up?
Yes. Open Downloads in the sidebar and set a rule: a download goes to the Trash after it sits unopened for a time you pick, 30 days by default. Opening a file starts its clock again. Anything still downloading, tagged in Finder, on your never-touch list, marked Keep, or changed in the last ten minutes is left alone. Files only ever go to the Trash, and Put Back returns them. The first time the rule would move something, it shows the list and offers to start counting from today instead. If you like, each new download asks when it should go: in 1 hour, 1 day, 10 days, or Keep. Seeing when each download would go, keeping files and moving them by hand are free. The automatic rule is part of Pro.
How do I reach you?
Email hello@ddeploy.com. We reply within two working days, usually sooner.
Refunds?
14 days, no questions asked, handled by our payment provider. Full refund policy.
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