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**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > -- -cynicalgeek- cynicalgeek<at>gmail.com -- ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin