I don't think I'm going out on a limb when I say that not everyone agrees on the best way to handle your computer's trash directory. Some people like to leave it that way until their computer screams at them about the storage, while others empty it every day. I'm somewhere in between, but I try not to let it go too far. And I think I found the best tool for that job a couple of days ago: bananabino.
When the data stored in the Trash folder exceeds a certain threshold, Bananabin surrounds itself with animated, buzzing flies that you can shoo away with your mouse. That's it. That's the app.
You can set the flight threshold from the app icon in the menu bar; the three options are Janitor Mode (10 MB), The Recycler (1 GB), and Garbage Hoarder (10 GB). The app is free at the moment, while it is in beta. Leon Schrijvers, one of the developers of Bananabin, said The edge via email that they plan to charge a small, as yet undetermined, one-time fee for the release version.
Schrijvers added that they are still working out some bugs (heh). The flies will not appear if you save the folder to an iCloud Trash, nor if you save the folder to an external drive. Additionally, it only works for macOS Sonoma at the moment, although they are looking to add support for macOS Ventura later.
Something to keep in mind: Bananabin requires accessibility and full disk access permissions to work. Schrijvers explained:
In the case of BananaBin, we need accessibility permission to read the position of the container in the dock. As for total disk access, we need it to be able to calculate the disk space occupied by the container. When this space is greater than the configured threshold, flies appear.
If that sounds good to you, you can try out the app by heading over to the Bananabin website (here's the link). link once again) You must provide an email address to get a download link.
Update June 30, 2024, 6:45 pm ET: Added additional details provided by app developer Leon Schrijvers.
