It will also, optionally, hook into Windows Explorer so that you can simply right-click on a disk or folder and see what is taking up space there.
There is a standard installer for it, which hooks itself into Windows.
There is also a portable version that comes in a ZIP. Simply extract into a folder and run the EXE.
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If you hover over the folder names, you will get an un-intrusive popup with info on that folder.
If you click on the folder name, it will zoom-in on that folder.
Also, while hovering over a folder, you can perform the following functions:
- Open Containing Folder
- Open Folder
- Delete Folder
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Visit the author's web site for downloads and more screenshots.
As Mike pointed out, there is another app that is similar to this and which is open-source and has a little more eye-candy.
ps: Comments and/or links to this article are most welcome!
Have a look at WinDirStat (http://windirstat.info/). It give you a much more visual view of how your hard disk space is being used. Open source to boot.
ReplyDeleteOk, that looks good too.
ReplyDeleteI'll add it to the main article.