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The output below was generated from running DirSize in the Program Files folder (in a DOS shell under Windows 95). All folders smaller than 2 MB have been removed from display:

   c:\> dirsize d:\ -2    [Enter]
   DirSize v3.6  Copyright (c) 1993-9 Simon Carter for Crystal Software
   
    Total-no subs  Wstd  Files  Folder name   [dir + subdirs total]
   --------------  ----  -----  -----------------------------------------
                0    0%      0  D:\   [239,828,992]
            4,096   92%      0  |--Games   [157,437,952]
          593,920   13%     19  |  |--Larry1
          946,176    4%     11  |  |--Larry2
          913,408   24%     52  |  |--Lemmings
       28,327,936    5%    362  |  |--Mech2 ...   [63,311,872]
        1,024,000    7%     17  |  |--Quake ...   [19,726,336]
        9,408,512    3%     67  |  |--Starcon2
       61,587,456    1%    226  |  |--Starcon3
          946,176    5%     10  |  +--Zork
            4,096   95%      0  |--Installation Zips   [69,320,704]
        5,595,136    0%      1  |  |--cardshop
        6,418,432    0%      5  |  |--Driver disks for '95
       56,303,616    0%     56  |  |--Osr2
          999,424   12%     33  |  +--Powerup
        2,920,448    1%      4  |--Recycled
        6,676,480    2%     38  +--zips   [10,149,888]
        3,260,416    3%     20     +--New stuff ...   [3,473,408]
   --------------  ----  -----  -----------------------------------------
      239,828,992    2%    921  Cluster size: 4,096  Wastage: 3,696,755
   --------------  ----  -----  -----------------------------------------
   
   Statistics for Drive D:ICEMAN (FAT)
      Cluster size:          4,096 bytes
        Free space:      6,615,040 bytes (  3% of capacity is free)
        Used space:    238,186,496 bytes
          Capacity:    244,801,536 bytes

Note how all sizes shown (except the wasted space) are integral (whole) multiples of the drive's cluster size.

When DirSize has produced a display, you can press:

[W] To toggle the wastage display on and off

[D] To alternate the wastage display format between a percentage of the total space used or as an actual value

[F] To toggle the file count display on and off

[A] Alternates the display of tree characters betweeen standard ASCII and graphic line-drawing characters.

 See also

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