Just use WinDirStat and be done with it, unless you're trying to script
this.
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Steven Peck <sep...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, mine was the seriously lazy use what's there method. It's not like
> I created anything, just discovered and leveraged what was there :)
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Michael B. Smith
> <mich...@smithcons.com>wrote:
>
>> Steven’s solution is arguably better than mine. J****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> -----get-foldersize.ps1-----****
>>
>> Param(****
>>
>> [string]$path = $home,****
>>
>> [switch]$sortBySize****
>>
>> )****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> function Get-FolderSize( $path )****
>>
>> {****
>>
>> $code = { ('{0:0.0} MB' -f ($this/1MB)) }****
>>
>> Get-ChildItem -Path $Path |****
>>
>> Where-Object { $_.Length -eq $null } |****
>>
>> ForEach-Object {****
>>
>> Write-Progress -Activity 'Calculating Total Size
>> for:' -Status $_.FullName****
>>
>> $sum = Get-ChildItem $_.FullName -Recurse
>> -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |****
>>
>> Measure-Object -Property Length -Sum
>> -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue****
>>
>> $bytes = $sum.Sum****
>>
>> if ($bytes -eq $null) { $bytes = 0 }****
>>
>> $result = 1 | Select-Object -Property Path, TotalSize
>> ****
>>
>> $result.Path = $_.FullName****
>>
>> $result.TotalSize = $bytes | ****
>>
>> Add-Member -MemberType ScriptMethod -Name
>> toString -Value $code -Force -PassThru ****
>>
>> $result****
>>
>> }****
>>
>> }****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> if( $sortBySize )****
>>
>> {****
>>
>> Get-FolderSize $path | sort -Property TotalSize****
>>
>> }****
>>
>> else****
>>
>> {****
>>
>> Get-FolderSize $path****
>>
>> }****
>>
>> -----get-foldersize.ps1-----****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Regards,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Michael B. Smith****
>>
>> Consultant and Exchange MVP****
>>
>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 10, 2011 3:35 PM
>>
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* RE: Easy Way to View and Sort By Folder Sizes****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Can you tell a PS novice how to get this to sort by size? That would make
>> it perfect.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> John****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 10, 2011 1:41 PM
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* RE: Easy Way to View and Sort By Folder Sizes****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I wrote this for someone here (well, on some mailing list, I think it was
>> this one) a couple months ago, but I use it all the time now.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> -----get-foldersize.ps1-----****
>>
>> function Get-FolderSize( $path = $home )****
>>
>> {****
>>
>> $code = { ('{0:0.0} MB' -f ($this/1MB)) }****
>>
>> Get-ChildItem -Path $Path |****
>>
>> Where-Object { $_.Length -eq $null } |****
>>
>> ForEach-Object {****
>>
>> Write-Progress -Activity 'Calculating Total Size for:' -Status
>> $_.FullName****
>>
>> $sum = Get-ChildItem $_.FullName -Recurse -ErrorAction
>> SilentlyContinue |****
>>
>> Measure-Object -Property Length -Sum -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
>> ****
>>
>> $bytes = $sum.Sum****
>>
>> if ($bytes -eq $null) { $bytes = 0 }****
>>
>> $result = 1 | Select-Object -Property Path, TotalSize****
>>
>> $result.Path = $_.FullName****
>>
>> $result.TotalSize = $bytes | ****
>>
>> Add-Member -MemberType ScriptMethod -Name toString -Value $code
>> -Force -PassThru ****
>>
>> $result****
>>
>> }****
>>
>> }****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Get-FolderSize $args****
>>
>> -----get-foldersize.ps1-----****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Example:****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> PS C:\Scripts> .\Get-FolderSize.ps1 c:\windows****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Path
>> TotalSize****
>>
>> ----
>> ---------****
>>
>> C:\windows\ADAM
>> 3.6 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\ADWS
>> 0.7 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\AppCompat
>> 0.1 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\AppPatch
>> 10.4 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\assembly
>> 2436.4 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\Boot
>> 19.7 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\Branding
>> 2.2 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\CSC
>> 0.0 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\Cursors
>> 0.1 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\debug
>> 8.6 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\diagnostics
>> 1.0 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\DigitalLocker
>> 0.0 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\Downloaded Installations
>> 4.9 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\Downloaded Program Files
>> 19.7 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\Driver Cache
>> 0.3 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\en
>> 0.1 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\en-US
>> 0.1 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\Fonts
>> 376.1 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\Globalization
>> 9.6 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\Help
>> 68.1 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\idmu
>> 0.3 MB****
>>
>> C:\windows\IME
>> 136.8 MB****
>>
>> ……****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Regards,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Michael B. Smith****
>>
>> Consultant and Exchange MVP****
>>
>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 10, 2011 10:42 AM
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* Easy Way to View and Sort By Folder Sizes****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> We use folder redirection here, and I’m trying to get a handle on which
>> users have the most stuff.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> So we have something like:****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> x:\path\user1****
>>
>> x:\path\user2****
>>
>> x:\path\user3****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> and so on.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I’d like to look at x:\path and sort all the folders in it by size,
>> displaying the size in MB. So the results would be something like:****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> x:\path\user3 500 MB****
>>
>> x:\path\user1 200 MB****
>>
>> x:\path\user2 100 MB****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> What’s the easiest way to do this?****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I’ll need specifics (e.g., don’t tell me I can do it with PS unless
>> you’re gonna tell me precisely how).****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> :)****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> John Hornbuckle, MSMIS, PMP****
>>
>> MIS Department****
>>
>> Taylor County School District****
>>
>> www.taylor.k12.fl.us****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
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