SpaceSniffer–Show How Disk Space Is Being Used on Windows

The other day I noticed one of my hard drives was getting full and needed to figure out what was taking up all that space. Normally I’d used WinDirStat, but the WinDirStat website (and the project itself?) appears unavailable.

Looking for alternatives led me to SpaceSniffer, which is essentially a WinDirStat clone.

SpaceSniffer is a freeWare (donations are welcome) and portable tool application that lets you understand how folders and files are structured on your disks. By using a Treemap visualization layout, you have immediate perception of where big folders and files are placed on your devices. Treemap concept was invented by Prof. Ben Shneiderman, who kindly permitted the use of his concept into this tool.

SpaceSniffer Screenshot
SpaceSniffer Screenshot

2 thoughts on “SpaceSniffer–Show How Disk Space Is Being Used on Windows”

  1. You should try: Directory Report
    It is faster than WinDirStat
    Directory Report looks just like the MS-Explorer but always shows the folder size

  2. Directory Report is an alternative
    It looks just like the MS-Explorer but always shows the folder size
    This makes it easy to drill down to files/folders which are using all your space
    Finds duplicate files too

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