Disk Sorter Pro

Drives can store lots of data, and sometimes you don't really know what took all that space until it's filled to the brim. Whether it's photos, videos, software, games, you name it, it's a given that, as you store things on your hard-drive, it'll all eventually fill up over time.

You probably wondered at least once where all your storage went: what type of data is the most prevalent? Find that out through Disk Sorter Pro, a utility geared to help users categorize and sort the contents on their drives, offering various facilities to do so: charts, reports, and classification profiles.

There isn't much to discuss per the installation and setting up of this program: there's nothing new in that regard, and that's a good thing. Start up the app, and you'll be able to start classifying the contents on your drives: create a profile, and choose what to categorize.

You have more than a few options here. Add one or more directories, scan all of your hard-drives, or add NAS Devices, servers, and so forth. After doing so, the tool will categorize everything it finds in a very efficient manner. It didn't take long for it to scan and recognize the types of content on our drives.

As for the way it classifies data, in our case, most of our space was taken up by movies, clips and videos, with MP4 files accounting for more than 50% of our storage. Up next were .DLL files, with just a bit over 10%. You may also categorize by file size, creation date and time, and so on.

When the app is done with its classification duties, you may export the data through the Reports tab, so you can pull it up anytime.

If you want a more easily digestible overview, the Charts function is competent enough to provide you with pie charts about your usage: whether it is usage by category, extension, size, creation time and date, and other such parameters, it's got you covered.

Disk Sorter Pro is a handy utility for when you want to break down the use of your storage, and that can be of great aid when it's time to clean up.