![]() ![]() ![]() Treemaps for a variety of visualization needs. Meanwhile alternatives also exist for OS X and many programs make use of WinDirStat Alternatives on other operating systems The original author of WinDirStat was Bernhard Seifert and it was inspired byĭesign and many details are based on KDirStat, so WinDirStat is "a KDirStat re-programmed for MS Windows". A little setup.exe which installs the files and shortcuts.Language is English by default further translations can be added as.User defined cleanup actions (command line based),.Built-in cleanup actions including Open, Delete, Show Properties,.3 views, Directory tree, Treemap and Extension list, coupled with each other,.One can effortlessly gain an impression of the proportions on the hard disk(s). The directory tree is simultanously shown as a treelist and as a treemap. Visually separate by coloring and other means allows you to see literally atĪ glance what the space hogs are and where to dig deeper. That assigns bigger areas to bigger files and directories. It achieves that by displaying a drive, drives or directories in a treemap WinDirStat is a program that allows you to find disk space hogs at a glance. The logo and all derivatives are available under the terms of the Creative Note: you are not at liberty to upgrade the GPL version to anything later The documentation/help is distributed under the terms of the GNU FDL. The application itself is distributed under the terms of the GPL v2, but parts of the source code are also available Copyright © 2003-2005 Bernhard Seifert ( Copyright © 2004-2017 WinDirStat Team ().If you intend to delete files that appear foreign to your regular usage of Finder, we strongly recommend consulting an experienced Mac user beforehand otherwise you risk maiming your OS X and possibly rendering it inoperational.WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics Copyright and licenses Both applications tend to reveal OS X’s entire directory structure to describe where files which are consuming space are and this goes against the ethos of Apple’s OS X GUI design which is intentionally built to deter and prevent users from accidentally deleting important system files. The only minor gripe is that both could do better with their respective application icons as the current appear unenthusiastic otherwise, these are both great applications to keep on hand. Hats off and a big thanks to Tjark Derlien for Disk Inventory X and Erwin Bonsma for Grand Perspective. More often than not “Other” is consumed by system cache files or legacy backups of your iOS devices that iTunes has clung to over the years. Now with Disk Inventory X, finding out the offending space hogger is just a few clicks away. ![]() Often times users are vexed that because OS X does not provide a simple way to decipher what it is that is actually chewing up their hard drive space under “Other”, there isn’t much that they can actively do to reclaim their previous storage real estate. Its not uncommon for users to come to us expressing concern caused by the huge amount of space (sometimes going into hundreds of GB) that “Other” takes up on their hard drives. These applications are especially useful in identifying the often asked about but seldom answered query of “What does ‘Other’ represent in the Storage tab of the About This Mac Window?”. In Disk Inventory X clicking on a particular area quickly directs the focus of the Directory Tree to the location that matches the selected rectangle. You can hover your mouse over the graphical representation in both applications and it will provide you with a directory path to the respective folder represented by the area your mouse is hovering. Built by Tjark Derlien and offered absolutely free under GPL this is by far the most intuitive free disk content review application we have come to use.Īlthough the application icon is nothing to shout about, the application itself is a vast improvement on another similar application, Grand Perspective by Erwin Bonsma.īoth applications purport to provide Mac users with a quick overview of what is consuming their hard drive space and exactly where it is.Īlthough Grand Perspective does a good job at analysing your Mac’s hard drive content and presenting it in a graphical form for easier quick reference, Disk Inventory X steps it up a notch by providing the addition of listing out the content in a simple to reference Directory Tree format that hastens the process of identifying just what is chewing up all of your precious storage real estate. ![]() Here’s a go-to-tool that should be in the arsenal of any Mac user – Disk Inventory X. ![]()
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