My disk kept getting full. I'd be in the middle of something and suddenly my Mac would tell me I'm out of space.
Then I'd spend 30 minutes hunting for what's eating it - old Docker images, node_modules folders, random video files.
So I automated it.
What I did
floma new "analyze disk space in ~/Documents, save the results to an Excel sheet and email me that sheet"
Now I get an email every week with an Excel breakdown of what's using space. I can see it coming before it becomes a problem.
How it works
Install https://getfloma.com:
brew tap getfloma/floma && brew install floma
Then describe what you want. It figures out the steps, creates a workflow, and you can schedule it to run automatically.
The cool part is it chains everything together - analyzes the disk, creates the spreadsheet, and emails it. All from one command.
Other things I use it for
Slack notifications for important files:
floma new "zip all of the loose files in Documents relating to contracts and slack the zipfile to #legal"
Weekly backup reminders:
floma new "check if backups folder was modified in the last 7 days, if not email me a reminder"
Each one takes 2 minutes to set up. The Slack and email integrations work out of the box.
Everything runs locally. Free tier works, but the Personal tier ($4.99/month early bird pricing) is worth it for scheduled workflows.
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