SpaceSniffer

SpaceSniffer

A typical treemap produced by SpaceSniffer
Developer(s) Uderzo Software
Initial release April 18, 2009 (2009-04-18)
Stable release v1.1.3.1 / May 16, 2011; 9 months ago (2011-05-16)
Development status Active
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Size 1450 KiB
Available in English
Type Disc space analyser
License Freeware
Website www.uderzo.it

SpaceSniffer is a computer disc space analyser from Uderzo Software. Free but closed-source software, it runs on Microsoft Windows. It uses a treemap to visualise disk usage.

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History

Developed by Uderzo Software (run by Uderzo Umberto) in Italy, SpaceSniffer was first released in 2009.[1]

Features

SpaceSniffer comes in a single edition that runs on the Windows operating platform (from Windows 2000).[2] The executable file can be simply copied without requiring any other installation process.[3]

It is free for all uses, but donations are suggested.[2] No source code is available.

Notable features include:

Reception

The application has been reviewed favourably by editors and users.[3][5] PCWorld concluded its review by pronouncing it a “recommended download”[2] and Freewaregenius.com called it “a very well made program that is simple, intuitive, elegant, and very useful”.[4]

Reviewers and users have noted that the treemap presentation “can be a bit overwhelming at times” or “cluttered and more complex than necessary” but concluded that it was “effective”.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lee Matthews (2009-04-23). "Space Sniffer is a drive space analyzer with a dash of eye candy". Download Squad. http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2009/04/23/space-sniffer-is-a-drive-space-analyzer-with-a-dash-of-eye-candy/. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
  2. ^ a b c Ian Harac (2011-01-31). "SpaceSniffer (editorial review)". PCWorld. http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,77951-order,4/description.html. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
  3. ^ a b c "SpaceSniffer (CNET editors' review)". CNET/Download.com. 2010-01-04. http://download.cnet.com/SpaceSniffer/3000-18512_4-10913555.html. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
  4. ^ a b c "SpaceSniffer: explore a "treemap" representation of your file and folder sizes". freewaregenius.com. 2009-04-24. http://www.freewaregenius.com/2009/04/24/spacesniffer-explore-a-treemap-representation-of-your-file-and-folder-sizes/. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
  5. ^ a b c "SpaceSniffer — analyze disk space usage". SnapFiles. 2011. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/spacesniffer.html. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 

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