Sort your messy files and folders

摘要

Duplicate photos, empty documents, long-abandoned folders and other clutter quickly turn a clean hard drive into a digital dump. The space problem is especially pressing if you're using a modern PC or laptop with an SSD (solid-state drive), because these drives are built for speed rather than storage. Alas, Windows (or File) Explorer isn't as helpful as it might be when it comes to de-cluttering your files and folders, so here we'll show you the best free third-party tools for keeping your hard drive and external drives in good working order. New tool TreeSize Free reveals how much space is being taken up by every folder on your local hard drive (usually C:), including the stuff that doesn't show up in Windows Explorer. You can also use it to scan external hard drives and partitions as well as your local drive (see Best Free Software, Issue 445).