A Reddit user recently sparked a debate about the use of disk space, particularly after uninstalling games that still left several GB of data behind. A software called SpaceSniffer was suggested as a solution to this problem. This free tool, which has been around for many years, helps users find remaining files and folders and visualize where space is being used on their disks. SpaceSniffer highlights folders that built-in Windows 11 cleaning tools may not recognize, allowing users to easily search, operate on, and delete files from the main interface. The tool also allows users to see which folders are creating new files in real-time. SpaceSniffer is a portable application that requires no installation and can be run with administrator permissions to avoid multiple warnings about inaccessible folders during disk analysis.
Need to find the biggest disk usage directories from your #CLI / #console? ncurses-based `ncdu` to the rescue!
Thanks to @vermaden 's Ghost in the Shell series https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2018/09/15/ghost-in-the-shell-part-3/ for mentioning it.
On the desktop I tend to use #SpaceSniffer, but this definitely doesn't seem to be a bad alternatively, especially paired with the find_larger_than oneliner I've been using:
`find . -type f -size +200M -exec -ls -lh {} \;`
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