Comments on: GrandPerspective http://www.timbomb.net/blog/2007/03/03/grandperspective/ that gum you like is back in style... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:12:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: markumoto http://www.timbomb.net/blog/2007/03/03/grandperspective/#comment-2886 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:25:24 +0000 http://www.timbomb.net/blog/2007/03/03/grandperspective/#comment-2886 <p>I recently used WhatSize to tidy up the hard disk on to Macs. It worked really nicely on one machine, but it took me ages to find a 2.7G directoty on the other mac, for the eaxctly the reason that Tim is describing. Will give GrandPerspective a go next time I need space (although it might be a while since I've just purchased an external 300G harddrive :)</p> I recently used WhatSize to tidy up the hard disk on to Macs. It worked really nicely on one machine, but it took me ages to find a 2.7G directoty on the other mac, for the eaxctly the reason that Tim is describing. Will give GrandPerspective a go next time I need space (although it might be a while since I’ve just purchased an external 300G harddrive :)

]]> by: timbomb http://www.timbomb.net/blog/2007/03/03/grandperspective/#comment-2885 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:26:51 +0000 http://www.timbomb.net/blog/2007/03/03/grandperspective/#comment-2885 <p>Actually, I <em>was</em> using WhatSize, but I found it less functional. Because I had to dig down explicitly into directories, I couldn't easily compare file sizes across directories and it made it harder to find odd, fat files like that mbox file unless they were very big.</p> <p>I examined the hard drive three times or so using WhatSize and never noticed the mbox, with GrandPerspective it jumped out.</p> <p>YMMV...</p> Actually, I was using WhatSize, but I found it less functional. Because I had to dig down explicitly into directories, I couldn’t easily compare file sizes across directories and it made it harder to find odd, fat files like that mbox file unless they were very big.

I examined the hard drive three times or so using WhatSize and never noticed the mbox, with GrandPerspective it jumped out.

YMMV…

]]> by: Ralf http://www.timbomb.net/blog/2007/03/03/grandperspective/#comment-2884 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:09:13 +0000 http://www.timbomb.net/blog/2007/03/03/grandperspective/#comment-2884 <p>Nice. </p> <p>I also use WhatSize http://www.id-design.com/software/whatsize/ which isn't quite as pretty, but a bit more functional :-) Might make a nice complement.</p> Nice.

I also use WhatSize http://www.id-design.com/software/whatsize/ which isn’t quite as pretty, but a bit more functional :-) Might make a nice complement.

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