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I've also been using WizTree for quite a while, but recently learned WinDirStat scans the filesystem instead of trusting the NTFS metadata because it can someti
by sgtlaggy 5y ago
I've also been using WizTree for quite a while, but recently learned WinDirStat scans the filesystem instead of trusting the NTFS metadata because it can sometimes be incorrect(?) and is a bit tricky due to poor documentation.
The WDS developer actually addressed this in AWDS's issues 4[1] and 19[2] a few years ago, and even said he's contemplating supporting the MFT but it seems he hasn't gotten around to it.
1: https://github.com/ariccio/altWinDirStat/issues/4#issuecomment-81891153 https://github.com/ariccio/altWinDirStat/issues/4#issuecomme...
2: https://github.com/ariccio/altWinDirStat/issues/19#issuecomment-374919072 https://github.com/ariccio/altWinDirStat/issues/19#issuecomm...