Disk Usage Analyzer Explained

Disk Usage Analyzer
Author:	Fabio Marzocca
Developer:	Paolo Borelli
Operating System:	UNIX-like
Genre:	Disk utility
License:	GNU General Public License

Disk Usage Analyzer is a graphical disk usage analyzer for GNOME. It was part of GNOME Core Applications,^[1] but was split off for GNOME 3.4. It was originally named Baobab after the Adansonia tree. The software gives the user a menu-driven, graphical representation of what is on a disk drive.^[2] The interface allows for selection of specific parts of filesystem being scanned so a single folder, the entire filesystem, and even remote folders and filesystems can be scanned.^[3] The graphical representation can be switched between a ring chart and a treemap chart so the presentation can be tailored to the specific content being scanned.^[4]

In 2012,^{[5] [6]} Disk Usage Analyzer was rewritten in Vala.^[7]

Future

At the GNOME Users And Developers European Conference (GUADEC) in 2013, a plan to merge the Disk Usage Analyzer with gnome-system-monitor to a new program called Usage was presented.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Attic/GnomeUtils GnomeUtils – GNOME Live!
2. Web site: Disk Usage Analyzer for GNOME. 4 January 2011. 25 December 2011.
3. Web site: Baobab Usage. 25 December 2011.
4. News: Baobab Shows. Addictivetips . 25 August 2011. 25 December 2011 . Farshad .
5. Web site: Begin rewrite in Vala (586355bd) · Commits · GNOME / Baobab · GitLab . 4 January 2012 .
6. Web site: Info for "Apps/DiskUsageAnalyzer/ValaRewrite" - GNOME Wiki!.
7. Web site: Apps/Baobab/ValaRewrite - GNOME Wiki! . 2014-03-27 . 2014-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234243/https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Baobab/ValaRewrite . dead .
8. Web site: Design/Apps/Usage - GNOME Wiki!.
9. https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/SystemMonitor/MergeWithUsage SystemMonitor