Software Suggestion for Windows Folder and File Analysis

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I’m looking for a Windows program that can analyze a folder and all its subfolders, including the files inside. Ideally, the software should give me detailed stats like:

  • The number of files, sorted by their extension.
  • File sizes, both for individual files and the total size for each type.
  • Other helpful stats like creation and modification dates, as well as the biggest files.

Basically, I want a quick way to get a breakdown of the folder structure, the types of files, their sizes, and some insight into how these files are distributed.

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If you want to analyze your folder and its subfolders using PowerShell, you can run a command like this:

Get-ChildItem -Recurse | ForEach-Object {
    $indent = ' ' * (($_.FullName -split '\\').Count - 1) * 2
    $size = if ($_.PSIsContainer) { '<DIR>' } else { $_.Length }
    "{0}\{1} {2,-10} {3,-20} {4}" -f $_.DirectoryName, $_.Name, $size, $_.LastWriteTime, $_.Attributes
}

This command will list all the files and folders, showing their sizes, last modified dates, and attributes in a nice format. Just paste this into your PowerShell window to get started!

3

SpaceSniffer or its alternatives and VoidTools Everything would be a good combination here.

4

You could try out musoq

5

you could probably give TreeSize a try for your need

6

WizTree offers some of the features you’re looking for.

And if you ever need to compare two folders that should be identical, give WinMerge a try!