Best WinDirStat Alternatives in 2020
WinDirStat is described as 'disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool, inspired by KDirStat ' and is one of the leading apps in the OS & Utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to WinDirStat for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Android. The best alternative is WizTree. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer or ncdu. Other great apps like WinDirStat are TreeSize (Paid), QDirStat (Free, Open Source), DiskUsage (Free, Open Source) and DaisyDisk (Paid).
- WizTree scans your entire hard drive and shows you which files and folders are using the most disk space. It does this VERY QUICKLY. In fact, we believe WizTree to be the fastest application of this type currently available!
WizTree vs WinDirStat opinions
It's very fast in compare of WinDirStat! And it visualised in the same way.glitchy An actually actively developed alternative to WinDirStat that loads things much, much faster by using the master file tree instead of manually loading everything in.SysAdminReview 1- Faster than windirstat. 2-More Stable and actively maintained. 3- Doesn't freeze if I misclicked while analyzing (God this was awful).Processes your disk much faster than WinDirStat.Raiz Kinda shocked at how fast it isjbbarnes The scan speed is astounding.it does everything that windirstat does, but waaaaay faster - Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer is a graphical application to analyse disk usage in any Gnome environment. Disk Usage Analyzer can easily scan device volumes or a specific user-requested directory branch (local or remote).
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- BSD
- FreeBSD
- GNOME
- Homebrew
Baobab Disk Usage Analyzer vs WinDirStat opinions
Does whatever WinDirStat does, but much more neat UIIt is very fast and has a genuine way of presenting where your harddisk space is being used.Showing directory size is not enough for me. I need to see files sizes in that big directory. And WinDirStat do it on the first page.not enough features; poor uiVery Good, speed just perfectbrinerustle Baobab does not use treemaps. - TreeSize Professional tells you where precious disk space has gone to. It can be started from the context menu of a local folder or a local drive and displays the size of each folder, including its subfolders.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
TreeSize vs WinDirStat opinions
destructor200511 There is two version and can be downloaded separately. The free version has enough features to become an alternative to WinDirStat. But is really user friendly.TreeSize works simiar as WinDirStat and its UI looks better and is quicker.lets me scan devices (android phone) in windows 10m0ha2mad_akbari so so perfect treesize pro..WinDirStat just shows you files visually no trees - A disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface, aimed to be run on a remote server where you don't have an entire gaphical setup, but have to do with a simple SSH connection.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
ncdu vs WinDirStat opinions
Many servers are command-line only over ssh, so graphical tools are useless for those. This is a good tool to be able to see what is going on quickly and using only a ssh shell session.headphoneamp it is supported by Linux Terminal - QDirStat is a graphical application to show where your disk space has gone and to help you to clean it up. From the author of the original KDirStat.
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- BSD
QDirStat vs WinDirStat opinions
Visually looks exactly like windirstat.it is very similar to windirstat, it has similar features and is very fastlooks very similar to windirstat and seems to work the same. I like it. - DiskUsage provides a way to find out which files and directories on the SD card of your Android phone are consuming the most space. It displays diagram with directories/subdirectories proportional to their size. Users are allowed to zoom in to look at specific directory content.
DiskUsage vs WinDirStat opinions
Because it has functions simular to WinDirStat and it's for Android! - With DaisyDisk you can free up disk space by quickly finding and deleting big, useless files. The program scans any mounted disk and displays it on the sunburst map, where segments mean files and folders, proportionally to their sizes. The map is easy to read and navigate.
- GrandPerspective is a small utility application for Mac that graphically shows the disk usage within a file system. It can help you to manage your disk, as you can easily spot which files and folders take up the most space.
- JDiskReport enables you to understand how much space the files and directories consume on your disk drives, and it helps you find obsolete files and folders.
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
No screenshots yet - Features: Scan local, remote or removable disks. Configurable color schemes. File system navigation by mouse clicks. Information about files and directories on hovering. Files and directories can be copied or removed directly from the context menu.
Filelight vs WinDirStat opinions
Neat interface. Easy to find huge files by clicking on directories.