Best Disk Space Analyzers for Linux

Scan a drive and see what is actually filling it, folder by folder, then clear out what you do not need. Every folder is a block sized by the space it takes, so the biggest files and folders jump out at a glance; click any block to go inside, or switch to the sunburst view. Colour the map by folder or file type, filter by name, and find duplicate files by their contents. Add what you want gone to the Collector, review the batch, and move it to the Trash in one go. Nothing is deleted until you confirm.

JDiskReport enables you to understand how much space the files and directories consume on your disk drives, and it helps you find obsolete files and folders. The tool analyses your disk drives and collects several statistics which you can view as overview charts and details tables. This is ad-free uncrippled no-charge software that never expires. JDiskReport runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, and other platforms. It requires Java. JDiskReport requires Java. Make sure Java is installed before you install JDiskReport. The tool has been tested on Windows, Mac, and Linux; it runs also on Solaris and other Java-enabled operating systems. A stable preview of JDiskReport 2 is available. This version is rawer than other releases that you have downloaded from JGoodies in the past. It lacks some features (you cannot click in the size pie), but can be run as a cron job (executed in the background), provides more information, and has seen a visual cleanup.