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When comparing QDirStat vs WinDirStat, the Slant community recommends QDirStat for most people. In the question“What are the best tools to discover disk usage?” QDirStat is ranked 7th while WinDirStat is ranked 8th.
Specs
PlatformsLinux
Filesystem supportext2/3/4, Btrfs
HistogramYes
InterfaceGUI
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Path exclusionYes
TreemapYes
Written inC++
PlatformsWindows
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Pros
Pro Best overview
Pro Free / Open Source
GNU Public License (GPLv2).
Pro 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.
Pro Lightweight
Pro PacMan Progress Bars
Cons
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Con Slow
There are faster programs.
Con Classic UI
interface are old and cluttered