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disktree, in detail
Find what’s filling up your drive and delete it, all from the terminal
Project brief
A disk usage tool for the terminal, along the lines of WizTree and ncdu. Scan a drive or folder, watch a size-sorted list of every directory fill in as it goes, mark what you don’t need, and send it to the Recycle Bin or delete it for good.
It has two scanners. One walks directories in parallel and works anywhere. The other reads the NTFS master file table directly, which on an elevated NTFS volume gets through the whole drive in one pass. Before anything is deleted, you get a confirmation listing the full path of every item.
What’s included
• Parallel directory scanner, plus an NTFS MFT reader that scans a whole volume in one pass
• A size-sorted directory view that updates live while the scan runs
• Mark multiple items and send them to the Recycle Bin or delete them permanently
• Confirmation shows the full path of every item before anything is removed
Current status
This project is shipping. Its public documentation will change as the product does.
Questions and support
For questions about disktree, contact DWMM Holdings with the project name and a short description of what you need. Please don’t send credentials or other sensitive information by email.