Anyone use WinDirStat at work?

[James Bond]

All of the Sys Admins here use an application called WinDirStat to quickly analyze HDD statistics and usage (graphical output).

This has got to be one of the most useful freeware apps I've ever come across. I don't know if there are non-free alternatives, but they really swear by it.

http://windirstat.info/ if anyone is curious.

 

[Miramonti]

I only found out about this last year. Agreed, its an awesome program for analyzing what is using up your partitions.

 

[Barfo]

Yup, like it more than spacemonger.

 

[Patt]

Yes I do. Has come in very handy on many occasions.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: jjsole
I only found out about this last year. Agreed, its an awesome program for analyzing what is using up your partitions.

I use a similar program it seems, TreeSize Free.

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: jjsole
I only found out about this last year. Agreed, its an awesome program for analyzing what is using up your partitions.

I use a similar program it seems, TreeSize Free.

Looks very similar. One thing I like about WinDirStat is when it displays the graphical output you can click on any "block" and it will show the exact file taking up that space. Great way to quickly assess where the majority of space is going.

Alternitively, you could click a tiny, one-pixel sized block, and it will show you the .DLL or whatever it is.

 

[hiromizu]

yea it's great for hard di*k anal ysis.

 

[randay]

wtf for?

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: James Bond

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: jjsole
I only found out about this last year. Agreed, its an awesome program for analyzing what is using up your partitions.

I use a similar program it seems, TreeSize Free.

Looks very similar. One thing I like about WinDirStat is when it displays the graphical output you can click on any "block" and it will show the exact file taking up that space. Great way to quickly assess where the majority of space is going.

Alternitively, you could click a tiny, one-pixel sized block, and it will show you the .DLL or whatever it is.

Yeah, I'll have to try to remember this one next time I'm trying to free up space.

 

[MrPickins]

I've been using the freeware SequoiaView for a few years now. It looks like the graphical component of WinDirStatis based on it.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: jjsole
I only found out about this last year. Agreed, its an awesome program for analyzing what is using up your partitions.

I use a similar program it seems, TreeSize Free.

I used to use treesize as well, but it became obsolete to me after using this program. Its a must have imo.