What are the best Windows disk analyzers?

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Best Windows disk analyzers	Price	Platforms	Interface
-- WizTree	free	Windows	GUI
-- SquirrelDisk	Free	Windows, Linux, Mac	-
-- RidNacs	FREE	Windows	-
-- Directory Report	-	Windows	GUI/CLI
-- WinDirStat	Free	Windows	-

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WizTree

Top Pro

Exceptionally fast for NTFS drives

Because it reads the master file table (MFT) directly from NTFS file system. See More

heimiz's Experience

more helpful and easy to use than SpaceSniffer See More

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SquirrelDisk

Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac

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RidNacs

score 1 · Answer 4

Directory Report

Top Pro

Offers good options for quickly dealing with duplicates

Once duplicates are found you can choose to select certain files based on criteria like when was it created, when was it last modified, size, folders they're in or if the folders they're in contain a particular string. See More

NobleCeuthonymus's Experience

It has a large amount of useful features See More

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score 1 · Answer 5

WinDirStat

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Scanner

Top Pro

Entire hirarchy is visible at a glance

Top Con

Items deeper in the tree require additional clicks to find

Specs

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SpaceSniffer

Top Pro

Portable

Top Con

Windows only

RickZeeland's Experience

Generates a treemap visualization of the files and folders structure. See More

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Platforms:Windows

Top Pro

Very fast

Top Pro

high customization

you can change its element, animation, behaviour, look, and styles See More

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GDU

Top Pro

Free

Free and open-source. See More

RickZeeland's Experience

Fast disk usage analyzer with console interface written in Go. See More

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Platforms:Windows, Linux

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Auslogics Disk Defrag

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My Recommendation for WizTree

My Recommendation for WizTree

Exceptionally fast for NTFS drives

My Recommendation for SquirrelDisk

My Recommendation for SquirrelDisk

My Recommendation for RidNacs

My Recommendation for RidNacs

My Recommendation for Directory Report

My Recommendation for Directory Report

Offers good options for quickly dealing with duplicates

My Recommendation for WinDirStat

My Recommendation for WinDirStat

My Recommendation for Scanner

My Recommendation for Scanner

Entire hirarchy is visible at a glance

Items deeper in the tree require additional clicks to find

My Recommendation for SpaceSniffer

My Recommendation for SpaceSniffer

Portable

Windows only

Very fast

high customization

My Recommendation for GDU

My Recommendation for GDU

Free

My Recommendation for Auslogics Disk Defrag

My Recommendation for Auslogics Disk Defrag

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