Request: Diskspace Analyzer by folders / shares

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qpascal
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Request: Diskspace Analyzer by folders / shares

Post by qpascal »

Request as titled, which is to analyze and allow the end user to find out what have been taken up the disk spaces for justifying whether housekeeping is possible, or a disk upgrade is required instead.

If the mentioned use case can be addressed by existing tools or apps, please do let me know. Thank you.
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snapshot
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Re: Request: Diskspace Analyzer by folders / shares

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It's not ideal but there's a Windows utility called Treesize which can do this for individual shared folders.
https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free
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Re: Request: Diskspace Analyzer by folders / shares

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Hi,

In terminal ... (so without grephics)
... ncdu ... advantage a static version exist for ALL NAS architecture
... godu ... advantage (same) BUT you can select view based on file size ...
This tools based on du can view all the structure
Each have command to remove (or move) files selected ... take care it's dangerous if you don't know exactly how it run (test before using really)

etc.
example to download
ncdu (nc is for ncurses ) : https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu ... but also provide in Entware APKG (+2000 packages)
godu : https://github.com/viktomas/godu/releases/tag/v1.5.2

remember that is only (even hard work) T.U.I. on the common command du ... available in all NAS

NB other tools are available ...
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qpascal
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Re: Request: Diskspace Analyzer by folders / shares

Post by qpascal »

Thanks Snapshot, Utility like Treesize is exactly what I want the ASUSTOR product management to consider and build something similar.
Thanks Phillippe, the recommended terminal utilities look great, I am going to give a spin on them.
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Re: Request: Diskspace Analyzer by folders / shares

Post by qpascal »

Hi Phillippe,

I just want to express the appreciation of your sharing above and thanks for maintaining Entware in App Central!
This is definitely a hidden gem which I didn't aware until now, and I am now a happy user of ncdu.

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