Free edition
Free for Windows 10 & 11 • Public build in preparation

Find what's filling
your Windows drive.

Scan a drive or folder, see your biggest files, and review duplicates and cleanup candidates. Free for Windows.

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The free Windows download is coming soon.

Scans and reports run locally
Free: scan, inspect & export to CSV
Detects Google Drive & OneDrive sync folders
SAMPLE SCAN

What a first scan shows you

Sample PC with illustrative data: OS (C:), 512 GB, 31 GB free. Select a block or a row to inspect it.

Largest folders

Selected
C:\Users\Alex\Downloads
115 GB • 3,412 files • mostly installers and archives
Open the full demo

Illustrative sample data, not a measured scan. You decide what to do with each folder.

FREE EDITION

What you get free

  • Scan drives and folders and browse the results as a treemap.
  • See your largest files and folders with search and disk statistics.
  • Review duplicates, grouped by matching full-file SHA-256 content.
  • Inspect cleanup candidates such as temp folders, logs and caches.
  • Check Git and cloud sync indicators for scanned folders.
  • Reveal items in File Explorer and export results to CSV.

No Pro key needed for any of the above. Git inspection covers up to 80 discovered repositories per scan and is skipped while the app runs elevated.

Public download: not yet published

The free Windows build hasn't been released publicly yet. The installer, version, supported Windows versions and release notes will appear here once the build is verified on a clean Windows install.

Try the demo meanwhile
INTERACTIVE DEMO

Explore the full app demo

Simulated data on a sample PC. Switch views, filter results and try the tour. Actions marked Pro are advanced workflows.

DriveSpaceManager v2.0
OS (C:) 2.0 TB NVMe [42% Used] Secondary (D:) 4.0 TB [18% Used] Google Drive (G:) 5.0 TB
Win32 Multi-Threaded ⚡ MFT Turbo Ready ⭐ Demo shows Pro
— ❐ ✕
🔍 This PC > OS (C:) > Users > Alex > Downloads
Showing C:\ (512 GB) — Hover blocks to inspect • Click to adjust backup rules
Color Mode:
⚙️ Cloud Backup Rules
C:\Users\Alex\Downloads
Current Status: 🔴 Local Only
Type Name Cloud / Backup Size Files Action
📁 Folder Users Git Dirty 239 GB 957,389
📁 Folder dev Git Clean Synced 117 GB 508,188
📁 Folder Downloads & 4K Videos Google Drive ☁️ 115 GB 12,430
📁 Folder Program Files Local Only 58.0 GB 153,937
📁 Folder Windows System Local 51.6 GB 188,742
💡 Click any Cloud badge or Treemap block to adjust backup rules
🧹 Smart Reclaimable Space Analyzer — 132 GB detected Interactive Simulation
Found 343 caches, virtual environments, dependency trees, and build folders inside C:\
🧹 Temp Folders, Logs & Crash Dumps 61.3 GB
183 items Cache / Temp
📁 C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\logs 71.3 MB
📁 C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Roaming\Claude\... 59.4 MB
📁 C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\Claude\... 53.8 MB
📁 C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\Microsoft\... 51.6 MB
📄 C:\Windows\setupact.log 48.9 MB
🤖 AI / ML Model & Package Caches 32.3 GB
11 items Cache / Temp
📁 C:\Users\Alex\.cache 11.8 GB
📁 C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\Packages\... 11.5 GB
📁 C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\pip 5.5 GB
📁 C:\dev\audio-ai\hf-cache 3.2 GB
📁 C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\Packages\... 117 MB
🐍 Python Virtual Environments (.venv) 30.2 GB
70 items Rebuildable (Review)
📁 C:\dev\audio-ai\ACE-Step-1.5\.venv 6.0 GB
📁 C:\dev\OpenMontage\.venv 5.0 GB
📁 C:\dev\audio-ai\stable-audio-3\.venv 4.9 GB
📁 C:\dev\Runpod\h3\judge\.venv 4.8 GB
📁 C:\Users\Alex\.venvs 4.8 GB
📦 Node.js & Frontend Modules 6.2 GB
51 items Rebuildable (Review)
📁 C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Roaming\npm... 1.2 GB
📁 C:\dev\Websites\node_modules 870 MB
📁 C:\dev\bookmark-shop\node_modules 816 MB
📁 C:\dev\remotion-explainer\node_modul... 662 MB
📁 C:\dev\OpenMontage\remotion-compo... 649 MB
🌿 Large Git Repositories (.git > 10 MB) 1.6 GB
12 items Review Recommended
📁 C:\Users\Alex\.git_plugins\market... 611 MB
📁 C:\dev\ProjectRepo1\.git 248 MB
📁 C:\dev\Runpod\.git 163 MB
📁 C:\dev\Deliverer\.git 119 MB
🛠️ Compiler & IDE Build Outputs 443 MB
16 items Rebuildable (Review)
📁 C:\dev\ProjectA\target 119 MB
📁 C:\dev\ProjectB\target 107 MB
📁 C:\dev\ProjectC\obj 60.8 MB
📁 C:\Program Files\Visual Studio\... 54.5 MB
📁 C:\Program Files\Visual Studio\... 46.0 MB
🔍 Fast SHA-256 Duplicate & Hardlink Analyzer — 25.1 GB reclaimable Interactive Simulation
AI Models Reclaimable: 296 MB • Media Reclaimable: 140 MB • Extra Copies: 491
💡 Note: Hardlinking shares on-disk data blocks across duplicate read-only files. Future writes modify the shared blocks, so hardlinking is recommended for immutable binaries, libraries, and weights.
📦 ram.img Archive SHA: 7A50262F66DF Each file is 2.0 GB • 2 copies found
2.0 GB wasted
PRIMARY KEEP C:\Users\Alex\.android\avd\default_phone\snapshots\default_boot\ram.img
Oct 30, 2026 06:21 PM 📁 🔍
DUPLICATE C:\Users\Alex\.android\avd\test_phone\snapshots\default_boot\ram.img
Oct 22, 2026 08:15 PM 📁 🔍
⚙️ torch_cuda.dll System SHA: 6C770D531851 Each file is 774 MB • 3 copies found
1.5 GB wasted
PRIMARY KEEP C:\dev\OpenMontage\.venv\Lib\site-packages\torch\lib\torch_cuda.dll
Oct 22, 2026 12:37 AM 📁 🔍
DUPLICATE C:\dev\audio-ai\.venv\Lib\site-packages\torch\lib\torch_cuda.dll
Nov 05, 2026 05:02 AM 📁 🔍
⚙️ cublasLt64_12.dll System SHA: 4C4552E5182D Each file is 643 MB • 3 copies found
1.3 GB wasted
PRIMARY KEEP C:\dev\OpenMontage\.venv\Lib\site-packages\torch\lib\cublasLt64_12.dll
Oct 22, 2026 12:36 AM 📁 🔍
🤖 flux1-dev-q4_k_m.gguf AI Model SHA: 9F8A123C5E90 Each file is 12.4 GB • 2 copies found
12.4 GB wasted
PRIMARY KEEP C:\dev\models\flux\flux1-dev-q4_k_m.gguf
Nov 01, 2026 02:14 PM 📁 🔍
DUPLICATE C:\dev\ComfyUI\models\unet\flux1-dev-q4_k_m.gguf
Nov 04, 2026 09:30 AM 📁 🔍
🎬 project_final_render_4k.mp4 Video SHA: 3D1B4C92E871 Each file is 8.2 GB • 2 copies found
8.2 GB wasted
PRIMARY KEEP C:\Users\Alex\Videos\FinalRenders\project_final_render_4k.mp4
Oct 18, 2026 04:45 PM 📁 🔍
DUPLICATE C:\Users\Alex\Desktop\ClientDelivery\project_final_render_4k.mp4
Oct 20, 2026 11:10 AM 📁 🔍
Total Git Repositories & Worktrees
75
419 worktrees • 116 GB
Clean & Matches Upstream
43
no local changes detected
Dirty / Unpushed
19
uncommitted local work
No Remote / .git Store Overhead
13
local-only (2.0 GB in .git)
📦 OpenMontage Git Dirty ⎇ main (c806645)
🐙 GitHub
origin: https://github.com/organization/OpenMontage.git
1 modified
📄 Uncommitted Working Tree Changes (Sample):
.M remotion-composer/package-lock.json
📦 bookmark-shop-2026 Git Dirty ⎇ main (5c3b9c4)
🐙 GitHub
origin: https://github.com/organization/bookmark-shop.git
10 modified • 6 untracked • 17 unpushed commits
📦 client-payment-service Git Clean Synced ⎇ main (a19f40e)
🐙 GitHub
origin: https://github.com/organization/payment-service.git
✓ All commits pushed to remote • Working tree clean
📦 offline-dsp-engine Local Only ⎇ master
📁 Local Disk
location: C:\dev\dsp-engine (No remote origin configured)
🔴 Untracked offsite • At risk of loss if drive fails
⚠️ Unversioned Folders (Not a Git Repo)
Top-level folders without Git tracking — offload candidates (Pro)
📁 Windows (188,736 files)
System Protected (No Offload) 51.5 GB
📁 Program Files (198,230 files)
System Protected (No Offload) 44.1 GB
📁 Projects\unversioned-raw-video (1,420 files)
Local Only 48.5 GB
📁 Datasets\local-training-cache (840 files)
Local Only 32.1 GB
📁 Archives\renders-2024 (512 files)
Local Only 24.8 GB
📁 tmp (556 files)
Local Only 120 MB
📁 Tools (9 files)
Local Only 36.8 MB
# Category File Name Location Cloud / Backup Size & Share
1 System pagefile.sys C:\ Local Only
42.1 GB
6.7%
2 AI Model diffusion_model_checkpoint.safetensors C:\dev\models\diffusion_models Git Local
17.4 GB
2.8%
3 AI Model qwen3vl_32b_minimax_h3_native.bin C:\dev\models\text_encoders Git Local
14.3 GB
2.3%
4 Database rootfs.vhdx C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\Docker\wsl Local Only
8.2 GB
1.3%
5 Database docker_data.vhdx C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\Docker\wsl\disk Local Only
7.5 GB
1.2%
6 AI Model model.safetensors C:\dev\audio-ai\v15-turbo Git Remote
4.5 GB
0.7%
1 file selected • 17.4 GB total

☁️ Dokan & Virtual Cloud Drive Explorer

Browse full 5 TB Google Drive & OneDrive clouds without downloading petabytes to local SSD.

Google Drive (5 TB Google One) 14.1 GB / 5,000 GB Used
Physical SSD space used: 3.2 GB Cloud-only placeholders: 10.86 GB (0 B on disk)
📸
Family Photos (38.0 GB)
Inside Google Drive sync folder (sync indicator only)
In Sync Folder
📥
Downloads Folder (115.0 GB)
Local only • No sync folder detected
Local Only
Total Logical Space
625 GB
Total user file sizes
Physical Allocated Space (Estimated)
629 GB
Clusters on disk
Total Files & Folders
2,062,738
544,987 directories
Cluster Slack / Overhead (Estimated)
4.8 GB
Est. 4 KB sector rounding slack
Space by File Category Current View
■ System (251,081 files) 216 GB (34.61%)
■ Other (629,408 files) 159 GB (25.41%)
■ AI Model (28,450 files) 78.8 GB (12.62%)
■ Video (21,031 files) 55.8 GB (8.94%)
■ Archive (19,079 files) 35.6 GB (5.70%)
■ Database (3,422 files) 25.9 GB (4.15%)
Space by File Age (Last Modified) Distribution
< 7 Days (Fresh active work) 191 GB (30.56%)
7 – 30 Days (Modified this month) 248 GB (39.76%)
1 – 6 Months (Recent files) 73.7 GB (11.80%)
6 – 12 Months (Older projects) 44.8 GB (7.17%)
> 3 Years (Stale / Archival candidates) 14.1 GB (2.25%)
Top File Extensions
.dll (Binaries & System Libs) 121 GB
.safetensors (AI Neural Weights) 65.5 GB
.mp4 (High-Def Video) 55.7 GB
.sys (Windows Drivers) 43.5 GB
.vhdx (Virtual Machine Disks) 19.9 GB
WHERE DOES YOUR DISK SPACE GO?

The 4 Big Storage Headaches DriveSpaceManager Solves

You don't need to be a computer expert to clean your PC. Here is why your drive fills up, and how DriveSpaceManager helps you find the cause.

🔴

1. The "Mystery 150 GB" You Can't Find

✕ Windows shows your drive bar in bright red with only 2 GB left, but opening your folders doesn't explain where the space went.
How DriveSpaceManager fixes it: The treemap and Largest list make big folders and files stand out, so forgotten game installs, old video exports and large app caches are easy to spot.
📦

2. Duplicate Files Everywhere

✕ You downloaded the same zip archive three times or copied videos into multiple folders. Now identical files are eating double the space.
How DriveSpaceManager fixes it: Free duplicate discovery groups files with identical full SHA-256 content so you can review every copy before acting. Pro adds an advanced hardlink option for static assets, subject to verification before paid release.
☁️

3. Cloud Storage Confusion (Google Drive & OneDrive)

✕ You pay for 2 TB of Google One or OneDrive, but your local SSD is still full because cloud files secretly downloaded to your PC.
How DriveSpaceManager fixes it: Highlights local sync folder membership vs. local disk allocations, helping you review which files are taking up local drive space.
🐙

4. Project Clutter & Never Deleting Unsaved Work

✕ You have dozens of old coding projects and work folders, but you're afraid to clean them in case you lose uncommitted edits or worktrees.
How DriveSpaceManager fixes it: Built-in Git health checker highlights clean vs. dirty working trees, helping guide your review before taking repository cleanup or archival actions.
PRO

When you need to act, not just look

Free shows you what's there. Pro adds advanced workflows for three common jobs. Each one is subject to verification before paid release.

Check projects before cleaning a dev workspace

Know which repositories have uncommitted or unpushed work before you remove caches or old checkouts.

Free Git report: clean, uncommitted, unpushed and local-only repositories and worktrees (up to 80 per scan, not while elevated).
Pro Remote Git operations (fetch, push, GC, prune) from the same view. Advanced • in verification

Review duplicate static assets

Find repeated camera exports, model files or vendor libraries and decide which copies to keep.

Free Duplicate discovery by full-file SHA-256, with every path listed for review.
Pro Replace verified copies of static files with NTFS hardlinks. Linked paths share data, so a later edit through one path changes all of them. Advanced • in verification

Move an eligible archive to a second drive

Free space on C: while keeping the original folder path working for apps that expect it.

Free Find large, inactive project and media folders with Largest and the unversioned-folder report.
Pro Move a supported folder to another local NTFS drive and leave a directory junction at the old path. Windows and system folders are excluded. Advanced • in verification

Compare Free and Pro • See feature details

FEATURE DETAILS

How each view works

A closer look at each view, with simulated examples. Items marked Pro are advanced workflows subject to verification before paid release.

⚡ Instant Multi-Drive Switching

Switch Between All Your Physical & Cloud Drives in a Click

Windows Explorer makes it difficult to see what is really consuming storage across multiple hard drives and cloud services. With DriveSpaceManager, you can jump between your primary NVMe C: drive, secondary hard drive, Google Drive (5 TB), and OneDrive instantly.

  • Dokan Cloud Awareness: Browse 5 TB Google One storage without filling your physical SSD.
Interactive Drive Switcher Click to test switching ↓
OS (C:) 2.0 TB NVMe 618 GB used (66.6%)
• Games & Media: 290 GB
• System & Windows: 123.6 GB
• Developer & AI: 117 GB
• Free Space: 310 GB available
☁️ Cloud Sync Indicators

Mouse Over Any Folder to See Its Detected Sync Indicators

Wondering which files sit within cloud sync directories versus local-only paths? DriveSpaceManager tags scanned directories with local and provider sync indicators:

  • Google Drive ☁️ Matched to Google Drive sync path (path & size signature match).
Sync Indicator Demo (simulated) Hover any row ↓
📁 Family_Vacation_Photos_4K
Google Drive ☁️
📁 Financial_Tax_Documents
OneDrive 🔵
📁 client-mobile-app
Git Clean 🐙
📁 Heavy_Uncompressed_Footage
Local Only 🔴
Hover over any folder above to inspect its detected sync indicators.
⚡ Dual-Engine Architecture

Dual-Engine Scanning: Standard Win32 & Optional Elevated USN Pre-Read

DriveSpaceManager operates with an honest, transparent scanning architecture tailored for Windows filesystem security.

By default, scans run entirely as a standard user via concurrent Win32 directory traversal (ScanDirectoryWin32), requiring zero administrator elevation. When run with Administrator privileges, enabling MFT Turbo performs an optional Update Sequence Number Journal pre-read pass (FSCTL_ENUM_USN_DATA) before building directory structures through Win32 enumeration.

  • Zero Elevation by Default: Safe, everyday standard user scanning without UAC prompts.
Architecture Workflow Documented Pipeline
1. Standard User Mode (Default)
Runs concurrent Win32 directory traversal using native file system handles. Requires zero elevated permissions.
2. Optional Elevated USN Pre-Read
When run elevated as Administrator, queries FSCTL_ENUM_USN_DATA across the NTFS volume to advance journal cursors prior to directory enumeration.
3. Interactive Results Mapping
Populates the interactive squarified treemap and heuristic analysis categories for user inspection and review.
🧹 Cleanup Candidate Review

Cleanup Candidates: Temp, Logs, Caches & Old Environments

Instead of manually hunting through hidden AppData and temp directories, DriveSpaceManager groups likely cleanup candidates (caches, compiler build outputs and old environments) into 6 buckets for you to review:

  • Temp Folders, Logs & Crash Dumps: Review gigabytes of diagnostic logs.
🧹 Temp & Logs 61.3 GB
183 diagnostic log files
🤖 AI & Pip Caches 32.3 GB
11 HuggingFace weight caches
🐍 Python .venv 30.2 GB
70 rebuildable environments
📦 node_modules 6.2 GB
51 stale npm/yarn trees
Candidates to review (simulated): 132 GB
🔗 NTFS Hardlinks

Advanced (Pro): Hardlink Verified Duplicate Static Assets

Deleting a duplicate can break shortcuts, app settings or build scripts that still point to that path.

DriveSpaceManager utilizes native Windows NTFS Hardlinks (CreateHardLinkW). For identical, immutable files (such as duplicated compiler DLLs, read-only AI neural weights, or static game assets), hardlinking links multiple directory paths to the same underlying on-disk cluster allocation.

⚠️ Note on Hardlink Behavior: Because hardlinked files share identical disk clusters, future write operations through any linked path modify the shared content for all links. Hardlinking is recommended for static, immutable files and libraries.

  • Preserves File Paths: Software continues to open files at their original directory paths. Recommended for immutable files to prevent unintended shared modifications.
Hardlink Preview (simulated)
📦 torch_cuda.dll (3 copies found) 1.5 GB wasted
Found in 3 separate Python virtual environments
↳ Linked via NTFS Hardlinks. Estimated allocation saved: 1.5 GB (paths kept)
🎬 Wedding_Video_Export.mov (2 copies) 16.5 GB wasted
Found in Videos\Final & Desktop\Share
↳ Linked via NTFS Hardlinks. Estimated allocation saved: 16.5 GB
📁 NTFS Junctions

Advanced (Pro): Move Eligible Archives to a Second Drive

Is your fast C: drive running low on space? With DriveSpaceManager's Directory Junction tool, you can review and move supported folders (such as project archives or raw media assets) to a secondary volume while leaving a transparent NTFS Junction at the original path.

DriveSpaceManager moves the data and creates an official transparent Windows directory junction (mklink /J). Windows, Steam, and your apps will keep seeing the folder in its original C: location, but the storage footprint is completely offloaded to your secondary drive!

Archive Move Preview (simulated)
Original C: Drive Location:
C:\Users\Alex\Downloads\HeavyArchive
↳ Transparent Junction Target:
SecondarySSD:\StorageVault\HeavyArchive (85.2 GB)
✓ 85.2 GB freed on OS (C:) • Applications continue to access files at original C: path
🌿 Git & Worktree Intelligence

Track 400+ Git Worktrees, Dirty Commits & Unversioned Folders

Standard disk visualizers treat .git folders as opaque black boxes. DriveSpaceManager is built specifically for software engineers and creators:

  • Worktree & Branch Auditing: Discovers linked Git worktrees and secondary branch checkouts within scanned repository directories.
Git Projects Dashboard 75 Repos • 419 Worktrees
Clean vs Upstream
43 Clean
Uncommitted / Dirty
19 Uncommitted
📦 OpenMontage (⎇ main)
↳ origin: https://github.com/organization/OpenMontage.git
↳ .M remotion-composer/package-lock.json
📊 File Ranking & Sync Indicators

Rank Multi-Gigabyte Files & See Sync Indicators

When disk space runs out, the fastest win is finding the few giant files eating dozens of gigabytes. DriveSpaceManager ranks files in the scanned path by size and cross-references each file with detected sync and provider indicators.

  • Catch Monster AI & VM Disks: Pinpoint 17 GB neural weights, 8 GB Docker VHDX virtual disks, and 42 GB Windows pagefiles instantly.
Top Largest Files Ranking
pagefile.sys (System Paging) 42.1 GB
diffusion_model_checkpoint.safetensors 17.4 GB
rootfs.vhdx (WSL / Docker Disk) 8.2 GB
✓ Archive to secondary (Pro, simulated): 17.4 GB moved, original path kept via junction
📈 Deep Filesystem Telemetry

Deep Storage Analytics, Cluster Slack & File Age

Did you know that having thousands of tiny files wastes gigabytes of disk space due to 4 KB cluster boundary allocation? DriveSpaceManager inspects raw filesystem cluster geometry to reveal hidden overhead.

  • Cluster Slack Analysis: Detects wasted slack space (e.g., 4.8 GB lost to cluster boundaries).
Age & Slack Telemetry
Cluster Slack Space Overhead: 4.8 GB
< 7 Days Active Work: 191 GB (30.56%)
> 3 Years Stale Candidates: 14.1 GB (2.25%)
Total: 2,062,738 files across 544,987 directories
CONTEXT

Where DriveSpaceManager fits

Windows and several established tools already cover cleanup and visual scanning. Capabilities below come from each product's official pages, checked 2026-11-11. This is not a benchmark.

Product Documented capabilities
Windows Storage Sense Built-in system-drive cleanup, temp and Recycle Bin rules, and an option to make inactive cloud files online-only.
WizTree Free for personal use. Treemap, largest files and search, duplicate discovery, CSV export and import, and direct NTFS MFT reading.
WinDirStat Maintained open-source analyzer with NTFS scanning acceleration, duplicate detection, largest files and several visualizations.
TreeSize Free for private use with treemap and reports. Paid editions add search, comparisons and SHA-256 duplicate search with hardlink deduplication.
SpaceSniffer Free, portable visual explorer with filters.

What DriveSpaceManager focuses on

Putting the decisions in one place: find the largest items, see matching copies, inspect cleanup candidates, and check Git and cloud sync indicators before you choose what to do with a folder.

FREE AND PRO

Start free. Add Pro if you need it.

Free covers scanning and inspection. The Pro prices and plan terms below are a preview. Checkout opens after the plans are finalized.

Free Free edition
  • Drive and folder scans, treemap, search and statistics
  • Largest files and folders
  • Duplicate discovery (full-file SHA-256)
  • Cleanup-candidate review
  • Git report and cloud sync indicators
  • Reveal in Explorer and CSV export
See free edition
Pro Everything in Free, plus
  • Hardlink replacement for verified duplicate static files
  • Move eligible folders to a second drive with a junction
  • Copy selected folders to a cloud sync folder
  • Remote Git operations (fetch, push, GC, prune)

Advanced • in verification These workflows are subject to verification before paid release. Edition details below.

Personal Pro
Best for your personal PC & laptop (Up to 3 Personal PCs).
$15 one-time / perpetual
  • 1 User, up to 3 Personal PCs
  • Includes all Free features: Fast Drive Scanner, 1-Click Recovery Vault, Cloud Backup & Git Worktree Tracker
  • Move Folders Without Breaking Apps: Relocate huge folders to another drive with automatic seamless links
  • Instant Duplicate Space Saver: Merge identical files so they only use disk space once
  • All version 2.x updates included
Get Personal Pro ($15)
MOST POPULAR
Perpetual Plus
Buy once, own forever across all your machines (Up to 5 PCs).
$25 one-time / perpetual
  • 1 User, up to 5 Personal PCs
  • Everything in Personal Pro (Seamless Folder Archiver, 1-Click Duplicate Merger, Recovery Vault, Backup & Git Tracker)
  • Lifetime Major Updates Included (v2.x, v3.x, and all future releases forever)
  • Priority Email Support (support@drivespacemanager.com)
Get Perpetual Plus ($25)
Team Studio
Built for power users, studios, and commercial workstations (Up to 5 Workstations).
$49 one-time / perpetual
  • Up to 5 Commercial / Studio Workstations
  • Everything in Perpetual Plus (All Pro Power Tools + Lifetime Major Updates)
  • Commercial & Business Use License + VAT Invoice
  • Standalone Zero-Install Executable + Priority Support
Get Team Studio ($49)
Detailed edition table
Feature Breakdown Free (Community) Personal Pro ($15) Perpetual Plus ($25) Team Studio ($49)
Scanning & Hardware Engine
Win32 Multi-Threaded Scanning (Standard User) ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
NTFS USN Journal Pre-Read (Elevated Mode) ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Interactive Squarified Treemap ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Coloring Modes (Depth, Type, Age, Backup & Git) ✓ All 4 Modes ✓ All 4 Modes ✓ All 4 Modes ✓ All 4 Modes
Single-Child Path Compaction (e.g. Lib/site-packages) ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Cloud Storage & Backup Auditing
Google Drive & OneDrive Sync Folder Report ✓ Free ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Sync & Provider Indicators (Google Drive, OneDrive, Git) ✓ Free ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Copy Folders to a Cloud Sync Folder ✕ No ✓ Advanced (in verification) ✓ Advanced (in verification) ✓ Advanced (in verification)
Smart Space Cleanup & Deduplication
Smart Reclaimable Space Analyzer (Temp, logs, caches, virtualenvs) ✓ Free ✓ Candidate Review & Actions ✓ Candidate Review & Actions ✓ Candidate Review & Actions
Fast SHA-256 Exact Duplicate File Finder ✓ Free ✓ View & Filter ✓ View & Filter ✓ View & Filter
NTFS Hardlink Replacement for Verified Duplicates ✕ No ✓ Advanced (in verification) ✓ Advanced (in verification) ✓ Advanced (in verification)
Move Eligible Folders to a Second Drive (directory junction) ✕ No ✓ Advanced (in verification) ✓ Advanced (in verification) ✓ Advanced (in verification)
Git Repositories & Developer Health
Git Repositories & Multi-Worktree Health Scanner ✓ Free (Scanned Workspace) ✓ Included (Scanned Workspace) ✓ Included (Scanned Workspace) ✓ Included (Scanned Workspace)
Uncommitted & Unpushed Work Indicators ✓ Free ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Local-Only Repository Indicators (No Remote) ✓ Free ✓ Included ✓ Included ✓ Included
Licensing, Privacy & Support
Local Analysis (No Telemetry) ✓ Offline scanning ✓ Offline scanning ✓ Offline scanning ✓ Offline scanning
PC Activations (Seats) 1 Personal PC Up to 3 Personal PCs Up to 5 Personal PCs 5 Team Workstations
License Duration Free Forever Perpetual Fallback Perpetual Fallback Perpetual Fallback
Software Updates Community Updates All minor v2.x updates 1 Full Year of Free Major Upgrades (v3.0+) 1 Year Major Upgrades Included
Commercial License & Silent Installer Switches ✕ Personal Only ✕ Personal Only ✕ Personal Only ✓ Commercial & Silent Switches
COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the free edition include?
Scanning drives and folders, the treemap, search, statistics, largest files, duplicate discovery, cleanup-candidate review, Git and cloud sync indicators, Reveal in Explorer and CSV export. No Pro key is needed for these. The public free build isn't published yet; this page will link it once it's verified.
Does DriveSpaceManager require an internet connection?
Scans, hashing, treemap rendering, and license verification run locally. Git fetch and push connect to your configured remote. Files you copy into a cloud sync folder may be uploaded by your installed sync client.
Will duplicate file cleaning break my programs or shortcuts?
DriveSpaceManager uses native Windows NTFS Hardlinks (CreateHardLinkW). Hardlinked files share the same on-disk data clusters, freeing duplicate volume allocation while keeping each directory path accessible. Because linked files share underlying data blocks, subsequent writes through any link modify the shared data. Hardlinking is therefore recommended for immutable files such as duplicated libraries, neural weights, and static archives.
Can I move my license to a new PC if I upgrade?
Device limits and license transfer terms will be published before checkout opens.
What happens if I lose my license key?
Keep your issued license key and order confirmation in a secure place. If you need assistance recovering an unrecorded key, contact customer support.
What is your refund policy?
We offer a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied, simply email support@drivespacemanager.com for a full 100% refund.