Files, disk & backup
File managers, duplicate finders, disk visualisers, archivers and clone-your-whole-drive backup tools.
| Licence type | App | Price | Licence | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 A Better Finder Renamepublicspace.net | €29.95 | Paid upgrades | The default licence stops before version 13 unless you pay more for the Forever tier | |
 Arq BackupHaystack Software | $59.99 | Paid upgrades | Updates stop after one year unless you pay $25 a year; your version keeps working | |
 Carbon Copy ClonerBombich Software | $49.99 | This version | CCC 8 will be a paid upgrade, discounted for existing owners | |
 ChronoSyncEcon Technologies | $49.99 | Perpetual | Syncing to another Mac properly wants ChronoAgent, a separate $19.99 purchase | |
 DaisyDiskSoftware Ambience | $9.99 | This version | The licence covers minor updates only, so a future major version may cost again | |
| Default Folder XSt. Clair Software | $39.95 | Paid upgrades | Major versions are a paid upgrade, $9.95 to $19.95, roughly every five to seven years | |
 ForkLiftBinaryNights | $19.95 | This version | Updates stop when your one- or two-year window ends; the version you have keeps running | |
 GrandPerspectiveErwin Bonsma | Free | Open source | None found | |
| HazelNoodlesoft | $42 | This version | Major versions are a separate $20 upgrade, roughly every few years | |
 HoudahSpotHoudah Software | $39 | This version | HoudahSpot 7 will be a paid upgrade; a version 6 licence covers 6.x releases only | |
 KekaAone (aonez) | Free | Free | It creates 7z and zip but only extracts rar, and cannot edit an archive you already have | |
 SuperDuper!Shirt Pocket | $43.95 | This version | A much older licence pays again for each new major version, discounted at best | |
 SyncthingThe Syncthing project | Free | Open source | No official Mac app — you configure it in a browser, and the menu bar wrappers are third-party | |
 TransmitPanic | $45 | This version | A future Transmit 6 would be a separate purchase, as the jump from 4 to 5 was |