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Dem still dey call am win dir stat, windirstat treemap

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Classic treemap disk-usage tool. Di process na windirstat.exe. E slow pass WizTree on NTFS. No bi WizTree.

Wetin you need know

WinDirStat na di classic folder walk. WizTree na di faster NTFS MFT map.

WinDirStat dey draw treemap by walking directories. Get am from windirstat.net. On NTFS, WizTree dey usually fast pass because e dey read di MFT. TreeSize na JAM paid family.

Wetin e be?
Classic disk-usage treemap
E be the same thing as WizTree?
No. WizTree dey read the NTFS MFT
Wetin make am dey slow pass?
E dey waka enter folders instead of the MFT
Feex tok say
If you want the classic treemap and you no dey rush, WinDirStat dey fine. If the volume na NTFS and you want the map now-now, I go open WizTree instead.

Wetin bi WinDirStat?

WinDirStat dey waka enter the directory tree and draw treemap. windirstat.exe na the window. WizTree64.exe dey read the MFT first. TreeSize.exe na JAM Software get am.

If you never use am before

If you want colored treemap of how disk dey use space, WinDirStat na the classic free scanner. Download am from windirstat.net. E dey waka enter folders, so e dey feel slower pass WizTree for NTFS. No be WizTree, no be TreeSize, and no be Storage Sense.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

See treemap of the drive

Colored blocks na folders and files. WizTree sef dey draw treemap after faster NTFS read.

Clean from the list after you look finish

Delete with care. TreeSize paid version dey add reports. WinDirStat na the classic free waka-enter-folder tool.

Scan one folder, no be only whole drive

Pick one path. That waka-enter-folder na why big tree dey take time. WizTree own MFT shortcut na the other way.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey learn "WinDirStat" as the disk-map name
  • Users wey no want JAM license
  • Anybody wey dey compare speed with WizTree for NTFS

Current status

WinDirStat (2003) na disk space analyzer wey WinDirStat team still dey maintain. The vendor still dey direct Windows users go https://windirstat.net/.

How old e be?

WinDirStat start for 2003. WizTree (2016) na the faster NTFS MFT reader. TreeSize (1996) na JAM product. Current WinDirStat still dey come from windirstat.net and GitHub.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Windows install
GitHub current builds

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Windows 10 or Windows 11, according to current windirstat.net / GitHub Windows builds
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
E dey increase as e dey waka through di tree
Disk demand
Plenti metadata reads

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
windirstat.exe Treemap window

Startup components

WinDirStat no suppose start with Windows.

File locations

Common WinDirStat locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\WinDirStat\

File formats

E dey read the file system. Exports dey different by version

Common wahala dem

Scan dey feel like say e hang for big drive

E dey waka enter every folder. WizTree own MFT read na the faster NTFS alternative, no be say WinDirStat crash.

Old third-party installer

windirstat.net and the GitHub org na the official ones. Any "WinDirStat Pro" advert no come from the team.

How to get unstuck

Download from windirstat.net

WizTree dey for diskanalyzer.com if you want the MFT tool. TreeSize dey for jam-software.com.

Run as administrator if Program Files look tiny

Access denied dey hide size. Na permissions cause am, no be say WizTree install dey miss.

Make you let the waka finish before you call number

Partial maps dey lie. WizTree dey finish the first NTFS pass quicker.

Alternatives

WizTree for fast NTFS. TreeSize for JAM reports. Storage Sense no dey draw this treemap.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download windirstat.net/ Official installer or vendor page
Help github.com/windirstat/windirstat Vendor support
Official site windirstat.net/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

The waka dey read metadata from the drive wey you pick. HDD dey make the waka feel slower.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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