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The best tool I've used on Windows for that is "Scanner" by Steffen Gerlach: http://www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/ http://www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/

by macote 4y ago

Farow 4y ago
I'm personally a fan of SpaceSniffer: http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/index.html http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/index.html
- flir 4y ago
  While we're listing them, Disk Inventory X (https://www.derlien.com/ https://www.derlien.com/)
- macote 4y ago
  Thanks for sharing! I really like the real time update during progress. You sometimes have to wait a very long time in Scanner before you see the result.
thecosmicfrog 4y ago
I find myself using WinDirStat on Windows systems, but often use ncdu in WSL.
- Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
  On Windows, you should switch to WizTree. Rather than recursively calling directory listing functions, it directly reads and parses the file tables itself. This makes it orders of magnitude faster. I have a 2 TB hard drive full of a million files, and WizTree reads and parses it all in under a minute, whereas I can expect WinDirStat to take half an hour. On an SSD, WizTree only takes a couple seconds.
  - thecosmicfrog 4y ago
    Thanks for the suggestion!
  - forgotpwd16 4y ago
    For all the hate NTFS gets, MFT has led to the creation to two amazing tools: Everything and WizTree. Unfortunately both proprietary although freeware.
- binaryman1 4y ago
  You should try Directory Report on Windows. It is faster than WinDirStat. Has more filtering and reporting than WinDirStat. Can find duplicate files too
aftbit 4y ago
I use WinDirStat on Windows https://windirstat.net/ https://windirstat.net/
- Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
  You should switch to WizTree. Rather than recursively calling directory listing functions, it directly reads and parses the file tables itself. This makes it orders of magnitude faster. I have a 2 TB hard drive full of a million files, and WizTree reads and parses it all in under a minute, whereas I can expect WinDirStat to take half an hour. On an SSD, WizTree only takes a couple seconds.
electroly 4y ago
WizTree is vastly faster than the other options presented here (Scanner, SpaceSniffer, WinDirStat).
- antisthenes 4y ago
  It's also the one that's much more regularly updated.
- Sakos 4y ago
  Switched to this a few years ago. Far better than anything else I've tried.
- password4321 4y ago
  WizTree v3.33 is the last 'donationware' version vs. free for personal use now. https://diskanalyzer.com/wiztree-old-versions https://diskanalyzer.com/wiztree-old-versions
wereallterrrist 4y ago
`dua`, discussed elsewhere in this thread also works on windows, just for another option.

The best tool I've used on Windows for that is "Scanner" by Steffen Gerlach: http://www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/ http://www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/

by macote 4y ago

The best tool I've used on Windows for that is "Scanner" by Steffen Gerlach: http://www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/ http://www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/

Farow 4y ago

I'm personally a fan of SpaceSniffer: http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/index.html http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/index.html

flir 4y ago
While we're listing them, Disk Inventory X (https://www.derlien.com/ https://www.derlien.com/)
macote 4y ago
Thanks for sharing! I really like the real time update during progress. You sometimes have to wait a very long time in Scanner before you see the result.

thecosmicfrog 4y ago

I find myself using WinDirStat on Windows systems, but often use ncdu in WSL.

Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
On Windows, you should switch to WizTree. Rather than recursively calling directory listing functions, it directly reads and parses the file tables itself. This makes it orders of magnitude faster. I have a 2 TB hard drive full of a million files, and WizTree reads and parses it all in under a minute, whereas I can expect WinDirStat to take half an hour. On an SSD, WizTree only takes a couple seconds.
- thecosmicfrog 4y ago
  Thanks for the suggestion!
- forgotpwd16 4y ago
  For all the hate NTFS gets, MFT has led to the creation to two amazing tools: Everything and WizTree. Unfortunately both proprietary although freeware.
binaryman1 4y ago
You should try Directory Report on Windows. It is faster than WinDirStat. Has more filtering and reporting than WinDirStat. Can find duplicate files too

aftbit 4y ago

I use WinDirStat on Windows https://windirstat.net/ https://windirstat.net/

Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
You should switch to WizTree. Rather than recursively calling directory listing functions, it directly reads and parses the file tables itself. This makes it orders of magnitude faster. I have a 2 TB hard drive full of a million files, and WizTree reads and parses it all in under a minute, whereas I can expect WinDirStat to take half an hour. On an SSD, WizTree only takes a couple seconds.

electroly 4y ago

WizTree is vastly faster than the other options presented here (Scanner, SpaceSniffer, WinDirStat).

antisthenes 4y ago
It's also the one that's much more regularly updated.
Sakos 4y ago
Switched to this a few years ago. Far better than anything else I've tried.
password4321 4y ago
WizTree v3.33 is the last 'donationware' version vs. free for personal use now. https://diskanalyzer.com/wiztree-old-versions https://diskanalyzer.com/wiztree-old-versions

wereallterrrist 4y ago

`dua`, discussed elsewhere in this thread also works on windows, just for another option.