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    Best application for a detailed hdd capacity breakdown in a pie chart?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Dead0rAlive, Nov 28, 2009.

  1. Dead0rAlive

    Dead0rAlive Notebook Consultant

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    I know this topic must have come up in the past, but after searching these forums, for the life of me I can't find any posts about such an app.

    Basically what I would like to find is a detailed breakdown of my hdd in some kind of chart where it shows where the most space is taken up. I've got a 200gb drive and I don't keep any music or movies on here, just a few games and applications, but I am down to 14gb's at the moment and cant seem to find anywhere I could take back some space.

    I reckon it could be something to do with the Vista updates. I haven't yet found whether or not once windows update downloads and installs, that the download is then deleted from the hdd.

    I should probably read up on that a bit more I reckon.

    But in the mean time, if anyone out there has a sweet application like the one I've described I would very much appreciated the feedback.

    Until that time.

    Cheers,

    DOA.
     
    Dead0rAlive, Nov 28, 2009
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  2. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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  3. Dead0rAlive

    Dead0rAlive Notebook Consultant

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    Cheers for that matey! Exactly what I was looking for.
     
    Dead0rAlive, Nov 28, 2009
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    If you're looking for what takes up space, I would highly recommend WinDirStat. It creates a great visualization of the data in each folder.

    I just looked and it looks like WinDirStat uses a very similar (if not the same) visualization technique as SequoiaView, but it adds a folder list and the ability to actually delete files or folders that have that show up directly in the visualization.
     
    NiteShdw, Nov 29, 2009
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  5. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    Prefer spacemonger for my treemaps

    http://www.sixty-five.cc/sm/

    Not free though...you can use it with the "register me" nag if you like.
     
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    HTWingNut, Nov 29, 2009
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