Have you ever wondered what is using your hard disk space?

Most of us eventually ends up in a situation where we wonder what takes up space on our hard drives.  If you're like me and you do not have a highly organized environment, this can be particularly challenging.  In the past, I used an application that scans my hard drive and color points of occupation my hard drive codes.

The application that I've always used is called WinDirStat.   Here is a picture of what looks like the program after scanning your system.

Here is a link to their Web site.

I hope it's useful!

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