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WinDirStat Review

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Pros

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Free / Open Source

GNU Public License (GPLv2).

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Color codes by file type 

You can sort the list in the extension column (file type) globally or from parent folder selected. This is very helpful in case there are files of a specific type that you may not be aware of that's taking up too much space. Also, the colors correspond to the visual section.

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PacMan Progress Bars

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Lightweight

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Slow

There are faster programs.

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Treemaps can be confusing to some 

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