WinDirStat
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WinDirStat is a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool, inspired by KDirStat .
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- Free • Open Source
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Platforms
- Windows
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- POX published news article about WinDirStatWinDirStat 2.2.0 released with several enhancements, performance boosts, and bug fixes
WinDirStat, a popular disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup assistant for Microsoft Windows, has...
- POX published news article about WinDirStatWinDirStat releases first update in 19 years with many new features and improvements
WinDirStat, the well-known disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Windows, has launched ...
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OS & Utilities, System & Hardware, File ManagementGitHub repository
- 1,100 Stars
- 74 Forks
- 32 Open Issues
- Updated Jan 18, 2025
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Last commit date: 2014-02-17
https://bitbucket.org/windirstat/windirstat/commits/all http://sourceforge.net/p/windirstat/code/commit_browser
Resumed in 2018
Reply written Apr 22, 2023
I came here to find an alternative of the nice GNOME Disk Usage Analyzer (Baobab) for Windows systems. WinDirStat is open source but it's a million times more messy than SpaceSniffer.
SpaceSniffer is portable, and it shows the folders where the files are in the graph! It's simpler to use and visualize your disk in the way you organized it: in folders. You can visually explore your disk with single or double-clicking the folders.
Looks like the same thing but not open source. I'd stay away.
Reply written Jan 5, 2017
Without a competent open source alternative SpaceSniffer will be my option. I've been using it for a long time without issues.
Reply written Feb 4, 2017
I wouldn't trust you to be capable of identifying issues tbh
Reply written Feb 9, 2017
Yeah, sure, my whole HDD is being uploaded to terrorists, definitely. </irony>
Reply written Apr 1, 2017
Very useful tool. See what is consuming your drive space.
On the opposite end of the spectrum from KDE's equivalent offering is this gem -- their web page exists, but only just about.
When I read that WinDirStat supports all versions of Windows from 95 onwards, I leapt for joy, which was but short-lived!
The Windows' installable files have DISAPPEARED from, both, SourceForge, and it's mirror. What a sad experience!
An excellent tool to have when your looking to cleanup your pc. Find out which directories are the biggest & which files are as well. The square map at the bottom is easy to understand click to hop right to the location. This app is only missing a dark mode!
It shows clearly what files take up space on your hard drive in a form of easy to read, small squares in different colours. I used it a lot when I actually needed to.
A handy app to view all the files on an HDD or SSD. The detail it can give is incredible (deep scan). Fast, simple and efficient.