Disk Auditor vs OwlDisk
Disk Auditor
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| Figure | Disk Auditor | OwlDisk |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Disk Space Analyzers | 8.6 (#7) | 7.6 (#71) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Desktop platforms | Windows | macos |
| Purpose | Disk Auditor is a free, portable Windows disk usage analyzer based on WinDirStat. | OwlDisk is an open-source disk space analyzer for macOS that shows where storage is being used. |
| Scanning | The software uses parallel enumeration and low-level Windows APIs for drive scans. | It uses 64 concurrent goroutines to scan disks, and the site says it can scan a full 500 GB disk in seconds. |
| Scan scope | files_folders | files_folders |
| Treemap view | Yes | No |
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