After we use our computers for awhile the hard drive starts filling up with all sorts of files and application. The problems is trying to figure what files are filling up the hard drive. Until you know what you have it is hard to organize and delete those you don’t need. If you have a Mac, there is a program that is called Disk Inventory X that gives a great visual representation of what is on your computer or any hard drive on the network. You can have it scan your whole hard drive or a specific folder. It is a free download although they do ask for donations.
As you can tell from this picture it is really easy to read. Each color represents a type of file and the bigger the block the bigger the file. On the right side it shows the size of folder and the number of files. It also tells you where the files are located. If you click on desktop on the list on the left side. There appears a yellow highlight around the files that are on the desktop. If you find something you don’t need you can delete directly from Disk Inventory X. For example, I have a Imovie project that I no longer need. I simply click on the purple color, it confirms the file. I hit command delete and its sent to my trash. This is all that Disk Inventory X does, it just shows what’s on your computer or hard drive, but it does it very well. It is one of those applications that I don’t use very often, but when I need it I am glad its there.
There has been a program like this for Windows for many years… called SequoiaView. Very handy for finding space hogs.