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    Keyboard shortcuts and multi-touch gestures

    You can speed up your interaction with DaisyDisk by using these keyaboard shortcuts and multi-touch gestures:

    ActionShortcutGesture
    Rescan⇧⌘R—
    Show pointed object in Finder⌘‑click—
    Preview pointed object’s content in QuickLookSpace—
    Go back by the browsing history⌘[swipe left with four fingers*
    Go forward by the browsing history⌘]swipe right with four fingers*
    Go to the pointed folder—pinch open
    Go to the enclosing folder⌘↑pinch close
    Move the pointed object to/from the Collector⌘⌫—
    Back to disks and folders—swipe down with four fingers*
    Back to last viewed disk/folder—swipe up with four fingers*

    Three fingers on OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

    Multi-touch gestures are unavailable on older MacBooks. However, if they work system-side, they will work in DaisyDisk too.

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    Getting started

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    • Locating space wasters
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    • Deleting files

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    • Parallel scanning
    • FileVault support
    • Local snapshots, versions and Time Machine
    • Hidden disk space
    • Oddities with disk space calculations
    • A brief history of sunburst visualization
    • DaisyDisk versions
    • Tips and tricks
    • Keyboard shortcuts and multi-touch gestures
    • Troubleshooting

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    See also

    • Version 4, English
    • Version 3, English
    • Version 2
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    • Version 1, English
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