Tidy Up
Tidy Up is a macOS duplicate file finder and disk cleanup utility for locating repeated items and organizing what to remove.
What is Tidy Up?
Tidy Up is a Mac utility for finding duplicate files and identifying unique items across folders, drives, and supported libraries. It helps users clean up storage, review repeated content, and manage large collections of documents, photos, music, PDFs, and other files. The app includes simpler preset searches for routine cleanup as well as advanced criteria for people who want more control over how matches are found. It can also work with content from apps such as Photos, Music, Mail, and Contacts, which makes it useful for users who keep media and communication archives on their Mac. Results can be organized by file type and reviewed before anything is removed, copied, moved, or replaced with links. Published by Hyperbolic Software, Tidy Up is intended for macOS users who want a dedicated duplicate-finding and disk-tidying tool rather than a general file manager.
Key features
- Find duplicate files across folders, disks, and supported libraries.
- Run preset smart searches for common cleanup tasks.
- Refine searches with advanced criteria to target specific kinds of items.
- Review results grouped by file type for easier sorting.
- Search supported app libraries such as Photos, Music, Mail, and Contacts.
- Move, copy, or delete selected items after reviewing matches.
- Replace removed files with hard links, symbolic links, or aliases.
- Save search results and continue cleanup later.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Tidy Up is a legitimate duplicate-finding utility for macOS. It needs access to the folders and libraries you choose to scan, which is normal for a file cleanup tool. The main practical risk is accidental removal of files you still need, especially when reviewing duplicates across large folders or app libraries. Check matches carefully before deleting, and keep a backup if you plan a major cleanup.
Recommendation: Keep Tidy Up if you actively use it to find duplicates or organize disk cleanup on your Mac. If you no longer use it, you can remove it like other third-party apps; doing so only affects your ability to run its saved searches and cleanup workflows.
Common paths
/Applications/Tidy Up 6.app
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/com.hyperbolicsoftware.tidy-up-6
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.hyperbolicsoftware.tidy-up-6.plist
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