# redtrillix/SpaceSniffer

SpaceSniffer is a freeware disk space analyzer for Windows that make use of the Treemap concept to view the current disk usage.

Repository: https://github.com/redtrillix/SpaceSniffer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spacesniffer
Homepage: http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-01-16T09:44:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 62, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1532, "days_push": 229, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2032, forks 94 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:07.728850+00:00)

## What it is
SpaceSniffer is a freeware, portable Windows application that visualizes disk space usage using a Treemap layout. It lets users scan drives and interactively drill into folders and files to find what is consuming space.

## Use cases
- find out what is taking up disk space on Windows
- visualize folder and file sizes as a treemap
- filter files by size, name, age, or type while scanning
- locate large or old files to free up storage
- analyze NTFS alternate data streams

## When to choose
- you need a fast, portable, no-install disk space analyzer on Windows
- you prefer an intuitive treemap visualization over list-based analyzers
- you want to filter and tag files during an ongoing scan

## When to avoid
- you are on Linux or macOS
- you need advanced statistics, reporting, or cleanup automation
- you need official vendor support for the binaries

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: file-system, data-visualization
- domain: files, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: disk-usage, treemap, disk-analyzer, portable, freeware

## Member repositories
- redtrillix/SpaceSniffer (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:07.728850+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:59:30.074571+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/redtrillix/SpaceSniffer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:07.728850+00:00, sha 1c0b92750492)
  - homepage: http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:39:41.537182+00:00, sha ad1535a5708d)
  - site_page: https://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/features.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:39:41.546216+00:00, sha 22d596f1263a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.