That means files / folders on the top are always bigger.

By default, the order is sorted by descending size. The yellow bar clearly prompts the ratio of file / folder size. There’re two modes of viewing: detailed and simple. In the free version of TreeSize, the only way to show the occupied space is the tree diagram, which its name also indicates. It’s quite clear that TreeSize Free is performing far well ahead of FolderSize. The way of launching the software is by right click context menu. Good time to find out what is the cause.įirst, I’ll record the time consumed determining the space with the stopwatch on my phone. Much faster than you start the software and locate the path by yourself. One thing to note: for best access in need, select “show in context menu in Windows Explorer”, this will create a button in right-click menu. No additional software is bundled, just click “next” and you’re good to go. For most users, it’s even smaller than a song. In this review, I chose the installation version.īoth installation packs are small in size, less than 5MB. The second and the third version are literally for the same use. There’re two versions of Foldersize provided on the official site, installation or portable version.ģ versions are provided for TreeSize Free. That’s what Treesize and Foldersize are meant for. However, you may not want to download hundreds megabytes of installer for a simple lookup. Though the search paths can be appended, its function is considerably limited.

It only cleans certain paths, such as Recycle Bin, Temporary Internet Files, etc. Most experienced users have had a hard time using this function and I believe most of them have given up. “But Windows has disk cleanup”, you may ask. You definitely want to know what best apps are for this purpose.ĭisk analyzer is a kind of software that helps you to find how files occupy your disk in various ways, tree graph or pie chart. Disk cleanup can be a hassle if you don’t have some handy tools to track which files take too much space. Windows doesn’t officially provides many tweaks for normal users.

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