[HN Gopher] SpaceMonger
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       SpaceMonger
        
       Author : aarobot
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2022-08-06 20:58 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.portablefreeware.com)
        
       | majkinetor wrote:
       | WizTree is currently the best on Windows. It uses the MFT to scan
       | disk, so it is incredibly fast, just like search engine
       | everything. Its not FOSS, but its free for personal use and
       | actively developed.
       | 
       | https://www.diskanalyzer.com/
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       | https://www.voidtools.com/
        
       | jt2190 wrote:
       | (2000)
        
       | YuccaGloriosa wrote:
       | I've used Sequoia view for years. Looks great.
       | https://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/
        
       | carlhjerpe wrote:
       | I use "ncdu" on Linux and Mac, when I ran windows I ran
       | WinDirStat, not because it's the best, but because it's floss
        
       | shireboy wrote:
       | Windirstat is similar and my go-to for this on PC. Is there a
       | similar Mac/Linux app?
        
         | ccvannorman wrote:
         | Yes, GrandPerspective is a visual file space tool for Mac OS
         | http://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net/
        
         | johnchristopher wrote:
         | Strangely I haven't found yet a tool like spacemonger or
         | spacesniffer for Linux. None have that square layout so ncdu it
         | is.
         | 
         | Edit: I am trying something new here. Usually when I have
         | beeninging complain or ask for help regarding a computer
         | problem for a long time the solution appears in the minute in
         | the comments or in a Google search. Fingers crossed.
        
           | kej wrote:
           | QDirstat and K4Dirstat were the ones to use as of a few years
           | ago; I don't know if there's a newer option since then.
        
         | idbfs wrote:
         | I use Baobab on Linux. It appears to support MacOS as well.
         | 
         | https://apps.gnome.org/app/org.gnome.baobab/
        
         | teddyh wrote:
         | I often type                 du -ax / | xdu -n -c 9
        
         | ndom91 wrote:
         | I've used duc on Linux for a while. Can recommend.
         | 
         | https://duc.zevv.nl/
        
         | smcleod wrote:
         | DaisyDisk on macOS https://daisydiskapp.com/
        
         | scosman wrote:
         | OmniDiskSweeper on mac: https://www.omnigroup.com/more
        
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