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Use TreeSize to stay on top of disk space issues

Simple, clean, reasonably fast. Good tool...

Serves me right for not looking for a couple years, I guess.

I've been using TreeSize for years. This is a great tool and has come in handy for auditing storage usage--especially for user folders.

I've been using it for so long, I thought everybody knew about it!

The first thing I do after installing - under options somewhere I think

I use Scanner ( http://www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/index.html ). It produces a pizza graph with hints on mouse over. Simply download and run and requires no installation.

Good tool.

I've been using JDiskReport (http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html) - which is also free - for my tree hogging identification needs for years, but it's interesting to compare products.

The free version won't scan network drives. You get the message "I'm sorry, but scanning network drives in Windows domains and on Windows servers is not supported in the Free edition". Guess I'll stick with Glarys Utilities. It scans network drives, runs pretty fast and provides the ability to right-click on a folder and chose to analyze the folder contents (similar to the TreeSIze report). And it is free and works as a portable app too.

I just tested it on my local network and didn't get any errors scanning a network drive using the free version referenced. Running it local would be better as mentioned, but looks like it will work either way.

Also the tooltip is easy to turn off as another poster mentioned - just go to options and un-check Show Long Tool Tips.

Great little tool - thanks for this post. I like the way you can easily change the display to show size/percentage, etc. Lots of useful options without being overdone.

Is your choice of TreeSize over, say WindirStat, just a matter of personal preference, or did you see something you liked better in this one that makes you use it instead?

I have been using FolderSizes (http://www.foldersizes.com/) for number of years with great success. This program does an excellent job of representing the information visually, numerous charts are available. The only thing is that it is not FREE, but still very affordable ($59 for a single license). Let's not forget that a free trial is available as well.

I've not used any other products but I find that TreeSize is great. Quickly helps to resolve low disk space alerts - especially when it comes to user data.

Treesize is great, and I use it a lot, but it's a "reactive" tool. It doesn't help to provide proactive support. That's when you need another tool.

But usually my other tools report the space as low in advance, and I bust out Treesize Free and find those many GBs of iTunes Music Libraries!!!!

Is a tool like this that will save a report and compare it to the latest report so I can drill down into both of them and see just where all the disk space has gone after a backup.

Anyone know of such a thing?

There is nothing more to say...

This is a great tool! Fast, simple, and clean. I just went from ~3.5gb of free space to ~19gb of free space on my laptop due to finding videos that were ripped under another Windows user. This is going on my "Vital Tools" flash drive.

I've been using SpaceMonger for years and think its one of the best utilities I ever found. It has saved me loads of disk space over the years. Showed it to my CEO, checked in after a week and he also said it was excellent. I use v1.4.0 which works fine and is still free.

http://www.sixty-five.cc/sm/v1x.php

TIP: use subst B: C:\blah\blah to speed up the searching of a specific directory.

I used most of tools above, my favorite is Disk Space Fan. It's much faster to scan a drive than others. It has a free version too.

http://www.diskspacefan.com