Windirstat

[ubunterooster]

Is there a linux equivalent of windirstat?

[tgm4883]

Does Disk Usage Analyzer fit the bill?

Applications > Accessories > Disk Usage Analyzer

[ubunterooster]

It shows how much overall is used but dosen't break the down into file type (as does windirstat) which is what I'm looking for.

[tilii]

Or gdmap

It doesn't have a clean up facility like windirstat but it will show the disc usage in a similar way.

[ubunterooster]

Thanks.
Except I'm not sure which color stands for what...LOLcats
I'll figure it out...

[tilii]

hi ubunterooster,

i think my original post #4 was so close to your reply that I missed the fact you are using xubuntu... Not sure if that precludes you from using kdirstat which is the original "windirstat" (perhaps other can confirm that or otherwise.)

[ubunterooster]

Thanks. I'm currently on a nintendo dsi so I can't check now but I'm sure kdirstat will work on xcfe; I also have kde in case I need it (along w/ pretty much every other DE). So thanks again, tilii, for both programs; I can now begin to continue organizing my fathers terribly scrambled drives. :♭

[FOSScula]

@tilii thank you..
no 'kidirstat' or 'k4dirstat' on Xubuntu 11.10 (oneiric ocelot)...

which i thought was a shame, until we found

sudo apt-get install gdmap

more or less the same.. very useful app.. dunno why not there by default?? Super useful to get a visual of which files/folders are taking up most space. Only 1 package to install, no dependencies, just 1 tiny file.. seems like it should be there by default