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By Ian Harac
PCWorld Jan 31, 2011 12:00 am PST
At a Glance

Note: This review covers v1.0.4 of the software.

“Where did all my space go?” This question has been asked by every computer user
since the days of the 5.25″ floppy (probably since the days of the ENIAC), and
SpaceSniffer is a fast, easy, way to answer it. While SpaceSniffer in itself
does nothing to reclaim space, it does provide you with a very good overview of
what’s occupying the nether reaches of your hard disk.



SpaceSniffer performs a quick scan of files and shows you your data in a series
of nested boxes, each box being a folder or file. The size relationship is
displayed graphically, so it’s easy to see that your “Games” folder looms over
your “Work” folder like Godzilla looms over Tokyo. You can zoom in on any folder
to see its deeper composition. I found this an excellent tool to quickly find
large chunks of data I didn’t need, often in folders buried deeply enough that I
do not stumble upon them casually. For example, I was in an alpha test for an
MMORPG, now defunct, which took up some 4 gig of space I had completely
forgotten about.

SpaceSniffer is a good, free, disk usage visualization tool. It can be very
helpful for system administrators to get a quick overview of the contents of
network drives and pinpoint unusual file or space allocations. Displaying data
visually is more intuitive than simply looking at long lists of
numbers–especially when simply seeing that a folder occupies five gigabytes does
not inform you that, for example, four of those gigabytes are dedicated to a
cancelled project. Given the non-existent cost (donations are requested) and the
ease of use, I recommend this download.



Note: This program is donationware. It is free to try, but the author accepts
and encourages donations towards further development.

–Ian Harac



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