Showing posts with label Calculate folder size from the command line. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Calculate folder size from the command line. Show all posts

Friday, July 6, 2012

Calculate folder size from the command line


Even with the huge amount of space that I have, I am always running out. When that happens I start digging.
Usually I wait through this:
Folder Properties
If you have more than just a few folders, it can be a huge waste of time.
I ran across a free tool from Microsoft called “Disk Usage”
It is a command line tool. Point it at any folder, and get the same information:
Folder Properties DU
With one catch – it is much faster than using Windows Explorer ;)
For example, I went to the properties of a development folder on our server. It took 1 minute and 10 seconds to get the total size.
With Disk Usage it took 15 seconds.
The next part I am about to show you is even better. It is the real reason I love this tool. If you use the -v option, it will show you a breakdown of how much each sub folder is taking up:
Folder Disk Usage
Now with a quick glance, I can see what folders are taking up the most space. From there I can investigate and clean out anything that is not needed.