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Editors’ Review

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TreeSize stands out as an excellent tool for anyone looking to gain better control over their disk space. Its intuitive interface and powerful visualization features make it incredibly easy to understand exactly where your storage is being used, helping you identify and tackle space hogs efficiently.

This portable version of TreeSize offers the convenience of running directly from a USB drive, making it a highly flexible solution for managing storage across various systems without needing a full installation. It’s perfect for on-the-go analysis of local drives, network shares, or even cloud storage.

Gaining deeper storage insights for you to discover

One of TreeSize’s strongest features is its clarity in visualizing storage usage. The familiar Windows Explorer-like interface, combined with clear pie, bar, and treemap charts, provides an instant overview of your disk consumption. This graphical representation is helpful for quickly pinpointing large files and deeply nested folders that consume significant space. It allows users to make informed decisions about what to keep and what to remove, streamlining the cleanup process.

While this excels in visualization, its free nature means it lacks some of the advanced organizational and automation features found in its paid counterparts. For instance, mass actions like bulk renaming or archiving files are not available, nor is the fully customizable file search with multiple filters. This might limit users who need more sophisticated data management capabilities beyond simple deletion and moving.

The program's commitment to privacy is a significant advantage, as all operations are performed on-premise, ensuring no data ever leaves your PC. This is crucial for users concerned about information security. However, the free version does not offer the detailed reporting automation or audit-readiness features present in TreeSize Professional. Users needing scheduled reports or advanced tracking for internal audits might find themselves needing to upgrade.

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  • Pros

    • Intuitive, Explorer-like interface
    • Excellent visual charts for disk usage
    • Portable version for on-the-go use
    • On-premise data processing ensures privacy
  • Cons

    • Limited reporting and automation features

Bottom Line

Your must-have and go-to disk analyzer

TreeSize is an indispensable utility for anyone struggling with limited disk space or seeking to understand their storage landscape better. It truly simplifies the process of identifying and managing large files. While the free version has certain limitations compared to its professional counterparts, it provides exceptional value by offering clear insights into disk usage. It’s a great starting point for more effective storage management.

What’s new in version 4.7.3

  • Enhanced user experience and performance


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Release
Latest update
Version
4.7.3
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
Windows 11
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Total Downloads
16,546
Downloads Last Week
57

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View the size of each folder on your disk, including sub folders.
TreeSize Free Portable lets you scan directory size and find the space hogs to free up space on your drive. TreeSize Free Portable can be started from the context menu of a folder or drive and shows you the size of this folder, including its subfolders. You can expand this folder in Explorer-like style and you will see the size of every subfolder. All results can also be drilled down to the file level. Scanning is done in a thread, so you can already see results while TreeSize Free is working. TreeSize Free Portable can display the NTFS compression rate and apply the NTFS compression on directory branches.

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