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Drive Sonar
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Open-source desktop disk analyzer · Apache 2.0
Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Downloads
- The project offers prebuilt platform installers through its GitHub Releases page.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- File actions
- Users can open files or folders in native file managers or move items to system trash, with confirmation and additional background safety checks for trash actions.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- File-type breakdown
- Yesgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The README describes opening items through native operating system file managers and moving them to the system trash; it does not list third-party integrations.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The maker describes it as a GUI alternative inspired by ncdu for people who want a fast, minimal view of disk usage without needing admin rights.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- License
- Drive Sonar is open-source software released under the Apache 2.0 license.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- The app runs in user mode and says it does not require administrator or elevated privileges to scan protected disk areas.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Drive Sonar is a desktop disk usage explorer and analyzer for exploring and mapping disk space.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Release formats
- The v0.9.0 release lists Windows EXE and MSI installers, macOS DMG files, and Linux AppImage, DEB, and RPM assets.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Reports
- Users can print a scan report and export it for future reference.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Scanning
- It uses native fast-path scanning on Windows and a multithreaded fallback on other platforms.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Scan scope
- files_foldersgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Security
- The project lists path canonicalization against relative traversal, a strict Content Security Policy, and protection against deleting the system root.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Treemap view
- Yesgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Visualizations
- It provides a storage treemap, a breakdown of top file extensions by storage use, and a scatter plot of file size versus age.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Windows requirement
- Windows requires version 10 build 1709 (October 2017 Update) or later; the README says macOS and Linux have no additional version requirement.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Windows signing
- The README says the Windows installer is not yet code-signed and may show a SmartScreen warning on first run.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
