Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Analyzing disk space with Spacesniffer

Virtual disks seem to have a tendency to fill up faster then expected sometimes. So today I found myself without disk space on my system disk of one of my virtual machines. Since I was not really sure what was occupying so much space I searched the web for some analysis tool and I downloaded Spacesniffer – this is definitely the coolest little utility I have seen for quite a while…and it works like a charm even on Windows Server 2008. Completely free…

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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:30 PM

    Another free one, which I've been using for years (and also think is one of the best programs at my disposal).

    WinDirStat
    http://windirstat.info/

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  2. Todd I. Stark9:56 PM

    Very nice! Another very cool (and free) Schneiderman Treeemap-based disk cleanup tool is WinDirStat. http://windirstat.info/

    I was floored when I first saw how elegant this visual technique is. Brilliant!

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  3. Andy Burns10:39 AM

    Personally, I think I prefer Treesize - it's a simpler UI. Though I like the tagging feature in SpaceSniffer

    http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml

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  4. Cassy3:50 PM

    WinDirStat definitely is the best tool for the job. It is also "Portable"!

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