TreeSize Free can display the NTFS compression rate and apply the NTFS compression to directory branches. The Explorer context menu and drag & drop operations are supported within the application.

Scanning operations run in a thread, so you will see results almost instantly while TreeSize Free is working in the background. It works on the MFT (Master File Table) and reaches extremely high scan speeds. You can use the filters, for example, to find files of a certain type, such as temporary files, text files or images and use this information to clean up your hard disks. Here you will find the size or number of files as well as the last access date and the owner (and other useful facts). Scan results can be broken down with the flexible filter feature. It scans network drives and locally synchronized cloud shares (except on Windows servers and within a Windows domain) – just like TreeSize Personal! The column view presents more detailed information for each file and folder. If you hover the mouse cursor over a particular file, you can view its size, permissions, folder, date of creation and last modification, allocated size, path length, number of size, full path, directory level, owner, and more. The user interface of the software consists of a standard window with files displayed in treeview mode, in descending order (according to their size). for files of a certain type, can be applied. All scan results can be drilled down to file level and filters, e.g. Large folders can be identified at a glance thanks to the gradient bar displayed in the background.

The freeware can be started from the context menu of a folder or drive and shows you the size of this folder, including its subfolders in an Explorer-like fashion. But there is help! TreeSize Free Software tells you where precious disk space has gone. Even in the times of cheap terabytes, a final truth remains: Sooner or later every hard disk will near capacity.

Treeview disk space