Scanner AlternativesOnly apps categorised as System Cleaners

The best System Cleaner alternative to Scanner is TreeSize, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Scanner and ten of them are System Cleaners so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting System Cleaner alternatives to Scanner are ncdu, SquirrelDisk, DiskSight and Disk Xray.

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This tool uses a sunburst chart to display the usage of your hard disk or other media. The chart shows all major files and folders from all directory levels at once.

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Scanner alternatives page was last updated Sep 19, 2024
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  1. TreeSize icon
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    TreeSize

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    Comprehensively analyze disk space usage with TreeSize across local, network drives, and mobile devices. Features include folder sizes, subfolders, file counts, NTFS compression rates, interactive 3D charts, and the ability to target large, temporary, and duplicate files, even via MTP and WebDAV.

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    The main window is split into the file system tree on the left and the details view on the right.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Details view offers valuable information about the disk usage like the folder size, the disk space wasted due to the file system structure, the last access date, the NTFS compression rate and the owner.
    The tree map is an hierarchical chart visualizing the size of all subfolders.
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    Treesize Professional can scan Mobile Devices via MTP

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Tree view
    2.  Display files size
    3.  Portable
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Disk Maintenance
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Delete Temporary Files
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  2. ncdu icon
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    ncdu

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    A disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface, aimed to be run on a remote server where you don't have an entire graphical setup, but have to do with a simple SSH connection. ncdu aims to be fast, simple and easy to use, and should be able to run in any minimal POSIX-like...

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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    Properties

    1.  Optimal performance
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Terminal-based
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Works in a terminal
    4.  Display files size
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Delete Temporary Files
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  4. SquirrelDisk icon
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    SquirrelDisk

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    SquirrelDisk shows you exactly what's taking up all that space and helps you clear it out. Using SquirrelDisk is a matter of clicking one button to easily find all the huge files on your computer.

    83 SquirrelDisk alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Display files size
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Sunburst chart
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Delete Temporary Files
    8.  File Tagging
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Portable
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  5. DiskSight icon
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    DiskSight

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    Easily find and remove unneeded files you may have forgotten about.

    56 DiskSight alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    DiskSight Features

    1.  Disk Maintenance
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  6. Disk Xray icon
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    Disk Xray

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    Disk Xray is a disk usage statistics viewer, duplicate files/folders finder and cleanup tool for Mac OS X.

    310 Disk Xray alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
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  7. WhatSize icon
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    WhatSize

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    WhatSize is a simple tool that allows the user to quickly measure the size in bytes of a given folder and all subfolders and files within it. You would be surprised at how many useless files might be laying around on your hard disks.

    67 WhatSize alternatives
    Main Screen

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    WhatSize Features

    1.  Folder Size
    2.  Folders
    3.  Display files size
    Pie Chart View
    Find Duplicates
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  9. Disk Space Analyzer icon
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    Disk Space Analyzer

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    Disk Space Analyzer allows you to easily find and remove the bulkiest content for your Mac or external storage. You can see your Mac disk usage, find folders that take up the most space, and manage hard drive space by moving or removing files.

    74 Disk Space Analyzer alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Disk Space Analyzer Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Delete Temporary Files
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  10. Precious Disk icon
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    Precious Disk

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    Recover disk space by removing gigabytes of unwanted and forgotten files!

    Do you forget to remove old and heavy files? Are you often forgetting where you put your files?

    If at least one of your answers is Yes, try Precious Disk!

    Precious Disk carries out this task by scanni.

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    Recover gigabytes of free space!

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Precious Disk Features

    1.  Disk Maintenance
    This application helps to find quickly the unwanted files!
    Preview of your files, move them to the Trash!
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  11. ClearDisk icon
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    ClearDisk

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    ClearDisk is a Mac OS X utility designed to clean the hard disk of unnecessary files which clog up the disk space. The goal of ClearDisk is just to find unused files on your computer and remove them. ClearDisk saves your time by cleaning your disk in a fast and intuitive manner.

    66 ClearDisk alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    ClearDisk Features

    1.  Delete Temporary Files
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  12. dua-cli

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    dua (-> Disk Usage Analyzer) is a tool to conveniently learn about the usage of disk space of a given directory. It's parallel by default and will max out your SSD, providing relevant information as fast as possible.

    51 dua-cli alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Terminal-based
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