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BaconIsAVeg2 t1_iycug2l wrote

Reply to comment by ikantolol in eli5. If Windows is an 11gb download, why do you need at least 65gbs free on your hard drive to run it? by graemo72

https://windirstat.net/

Seems less sketchy that that other one.

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Overv t1_iyd1cvy wrote

I agree that the website looks like a typical sketchy software site, but if you've ever tried WizTree then there is no going back to WinDirStat.

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ToxiClay t1_iyd2jnk wrote

Can confirm. I was slightly skeptical as well but holy balls is WizTree so much faster on the scan.

It doesn't appear to sacrifice anything significant in terms of accuracy to achieve it, either.

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roberth_001 t1_iydccbz wrote

Wiztree uses the File Allocation Table where possible to massively speed up discovery. I don't believe Wiztree supports that, it certainly never used to

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Halvus_I t1_iydvhb2 wrote

Can it see Windows Store files? WinDirStat was blind to that for a long time.

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ViggyNash t1_iyd5gzk wrote

I've been using this for years, excellent tool

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finlandery t1_iycynzk wrote

This is one of the best old programs. Really cleand and easy to use

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