WinDirStat for Windows

Name: WinDirStat
Rating: 4.1 (250 reviews)
Author: Bernhard Seifert

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Key Details of WinDirStat

Scan your hard drive or local devices for detailed disk usage statistics
Last updated on 11/07/08
There have been 0 updates within the past 6 months
The current version has 1 flag on VirusTotal

Developer's Description

By Bernhard Seifert

Scan your hard drive or local devices for detailed disk usage statistics.

WinDirStat is a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Microsoft Windows (all current variants). WinDirStat reads the whole directory tree once and then presents it in three useful views: the directory list, which resembles the tree view of the Windows Explorer but is sorted by file/subtree size; the treemap, which shows the whole contents of the directory tree straight away; and the extension list, which serves as a legend and shows statistics about the file types.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: March 9, 2007

Latest update: September 20, 2021

Version: 1.1.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System: Windows 98, Windows Vista, Windows 10, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 2003, Windows 7, Windows XP

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 1,004,173

Downloads Last Week: 196

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User Reviews

4.1/5

250 User Votes

Very useful utility! I've used it for years.
tintinmilouNovember 27, 2017
Pros
Very intuitive graphic display. Informative. Easy to use. Small footprint.
Cons
It takes a little time to examine the drive
Summary
This is my hands-down favorite way to see where my disk space is being used. It can help you recover space.
great small product, easy to use, provides lot of info
odieghAugust 30, 2017
Pros
100% free!!! easy to use small foot print lots of ffeatures and various viewing options of file sizes between numerical and grpahical to provide a type of interface for non number type of people
Cons
for what it is and what it does none. People may want more but it would be bigger, buggier, and probably not be free
Summary
great tool and great to use. I highly recommend it!!!
Fast and efficient
senosenMay 26, 2016
Pros
Very easy to use and find hidden files consuming your space.
Cons
Nowhere to find any cons.
Summary
Quick And Easy Way To Find Out What Is Using Space
gtshadowJanuary 5, 2016
Pros
Relatively fast. Easy To Use. Finds Everything on your hard drive, even in "hidden" folders.
Cons
Visulizer colors are shockingly bright.
Summary
I'm really happy with this program! It was easy to figure out how to use. It was fast, considering how many files wwere on my disk. It helped enormously to find stuff taking a huge chunk of my hard drive, in a "hidden" Windows system file, that I would have never known was there without it. The colored visulizer, while ugly as hell, made it super easy to see what was taking the most space on the drive. Great program as far as I can tell!
Broke my Explorer
sandiegoboydDecember 15, 2015
Pros
Didn't run it long enough to find any.
Cons
It was taking an extremely long time to scan drives, so I cancelled it shortly after installing and starting it. It totally broke Explorer, so I had no way to move files around. Explorer started, but within seconds displayed a critical error window and closed. Fortunately Uninstalling WinDirStat recovered Explorer.
Summary
Breaks Explorer on my Windows 7 PC.
I remember a similar app early in widows around 3.1
GarretMooreJuly 11, 2015
Pros
This is like a long lost friend from the past, but all grown up. I love it and have it now on all my personal systems. I love the visual context as I can more easily see where things are and volumes I can immediately understand.
Cons
None yet and no parasitic hidden apps and spies.
Summary
Great help in maintaining my systems. Visual tool I'll rave about to others.
2 hours to scan a drive
Linda8971April 5, 2015
Pros
Cluttered display
Cons
The time it takes to scan a drive is more than the time it will take to copy it. Really poor.
Summary
Tried other tools that are WAY faster.
Great for finding what is taking up all the space!
jandsm5321February 15, 2015
Pros
Works fast Small program Free Easy to use
Cons
Be careful how you use it!
Summary
Shows a colored map of all the files on your computer, sorts them by folder so you can see what folders take up the most space (program files, documents, etc). I use it to find those leftover files programs leave behind when uninstalled, usually in the documents folders. Just please be careful what you delete if you are cleaning up files.
A very useful tool
zoorickFebruary 10, 2015
Pros
Visualizes the content of your hard drive. A must-have tool
Cons
The GUI is outdated.
Summary
Locate and analyse
tylerm_prcJune 13, 2014
Pros
Your files: Not necessarily delete. Many of modern computers have large enough drives you don't have to do this. It gives a graphical representation of file size. Drill down by attachment type. Look at percentages according to directory and file type.
Cons
UI looks a bit 70's.
Summary
Nice. Good fun product. All in all, it gives you a graphical representation of your drive(s) and see if you want actually delete anything.

WinDirStat for Windows

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User Reviews

Very useful utility! I've used it for years.

great small product, easy to use, provides lot of info

Fast and efficient

Quick And Easy Way To Find Out What Is Using Space

Broke my Explorer

I remember a similar app early in widows around 3.1

2 hours to scan a drive

Great for finding what is taking up all the space!

A very useful tool

Locate and analyse