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What is filling up my hard drive?


Q. I am constantly clearing files on my computer to free up disk space. I empty the temp folders, delete the temporary Internet files and use the disk cleanup utility but I never seem to be able to gain much ground. Is there a way to see what is using up space on my hard drive?

A. Disk space management can be challenging at times, even with today’s drives measuring in the hundreds of gigabytes. Media files and digital images are the biggest culprits and usually pretty easy to sort out.

What is not always obvious are things like the amount of space an installed program takes up or how big system files can be.

Sure, you can right click any folder and select properties to see how much space it is using, but this doesn’t show you the big picture in terms of what is consuming drive space.

There’s a free utility I like called WinDirStat that will give you more information about your hard drive than you can shake a virtual stick at.


Using WinDirStat you can see what is what on your hard drive. The program also functions as a file manager in that it allows you to explore your hard drive and even delete files from within the program itself.

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Categories: Hard Drive
Jay Lee

4 Responses

  1. clothesliner says:

    This is an awesome utility. Thanks for the post.

  2. dm says:

    Easy way to get the program is to go to and type “windirstat” in the search bar. There is even a version for mobile devices! How cool is that!?

  3. I have loved this app for a few years, I think, and I can’t believe more people don’t know about it.

  4. Michael Kellett says:

    the windirstat program is awesome .

    thanks for the info ,anyone out there with no space on there hard drive must try this!!!!!!!!!!!!!