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Space Gremlin is designed to find large and unnecessary files to delete on a hard drive. [2] It uses a squarified treemap algorithm [ 3 ] to display the relative sizes of files and folders. It allows the user to zoom in and out of folder structures and mask out parts of the file system by toggling hidden or 'Ignored' files.
It is free for all uses, but donations are suggested. [2] No source code is available. Notable features include: A treemap represents how disk capacity is allocated. [4] Filters (based on file name, age, size, etc.) enable the user to focus the visualisation on files and folders of interest. [4]
Microsoft Drive Optimizer (formerly Disk Defragmenter) is a utility in Microsoft Windows designed to increase data access speed by rearranging files stored on a disk to occupy contiguous storage locations, a technique called defragmentation.
Use the Disk Cleanup function on Windows. Windows has a built-in feature that helps you free up disk space; it’s called Disk Cleanup. Just click the Start button and then search for it by name.
Sandboxie is an open-source OS-level virtualization solution for Microsoft Windows. [10] [11] [12] It is a sandboxing solution that creates an isolated operating environment in which applications can run without permanently modifying the local system.
OmniDiskSweeper is a freeware disk space analyzer utility for macOS developed by The Omni Group, which recursively searches the filesystem and displays entries sorted and color-coded by size, from largest to smallest.
Disk Copy was used for creating and mounting disk image files whereas Disk Utility was used for formatting, partitioning, verifying, and repairing file structures. The ability to "zero" all data (multi-pass formatting) on a disk was not added until Mac OS X 10.2.3 . [ 5 ]
DaisyDisk is a paid disk space analyzer for macOS. [3] It displays a sunburst diagram of files on a hard drive to help with the location or deletion of large files. [4] It can display previews of files using Quick Look. [5] [6] [7] It also allows the user to look at the file directly in Finder, in order to delete it or move it elsewhere. [8]