2026-07-29 07:17

 

How to Find What Is Taking Up Disk Space in Windows

I often administer Windows computers, and I regularly run into the same situation: the C or D drive is almost full, but it is not clear what is taking up all the space.

Finding large files and folders manually through Windows File Explorer is inconvenient. You have to check folder properties, wait for Windows to calculate the size, and then repeat the same process again.

So I wrote a small script-based program called Disk Size Analyzer to make this job easier, and I am sharing it with you.

What Disk Size Analyzer Does

Disk Size Analyzer scans an entire drive or a selected folder and shows what is using the most disk space.

Finds the largest folders
Finds the largest individual files
Shows the size of every result
Shows the full file or folder path

The largest folders are displayed on the left, while the largest files are displayed on the right. Everything is sorted by size, so the biggest items appear at the top.

Every result has an Open Folder button, allowing you to immediately open its location in Windows File Explorer.

Important: the program does not delete, move or modify anything. It only reads file names, paths and sizes. All scanning is performed locally, and no information is uploaded to the internet.
How to Use Disk Size Analyzer

Download the ZIP archive and completely extract it into a separate folder. Do not run the program directly from inside the archive.

For a normal start, run:

START_ANALYZER.cmd

To start without a command-line window, run:

START_ANALYZER_NO_CONSOLE.vbs
1 Select the interface language.
2 Click Select drive/folder.
3 Select a drive such as C:\ or D:\, or choose a folder.
4 Select 100, 500, 1000 or 5000 results.
5 Click Start analysis.
6 Wait for the scan to finish.

After the scan, you will immediately see which files and folders are taking up the most disk space.

When scanning the system drive C:\, you can run the program as administrator so it can access more protected Windows folders.

Windows Compatibility
Windows 7
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
Windows 10
Windows 11

No installation is required. The interface is available in 20 languages, including English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Ukrainian.

Download Disk Size Analyzer

I published the ready-to-use program and its source code on GitHub.

I recently started publishing my programs and source code on GitHub. My other projects are available here:

https://github.com/APTOFI-dev/

The ready-to-use program may be used free of charge. The source code is available for viewing and non-commercial use. It may not be included in paid, advertising-supported, subscription-based or otherwise monetized software without permission.
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