With SpaceSniffer you can get a glimpse of how space is distributed in the hard drive (or any other drive connected to your computer) in a much more eye-catching way. SpaceSniffer analyzes the size of each individual folder and file in the selected drive and displays the results in an animated square pattern. The bigger the square, the more space that specific folder or file takes.
The pattern in SpaceSniffer is animated not only in terms of size, but also color. As you hover your mouse over the squares, they'll light up. You can also double click on them to browse their content and go up or down the folder structure. But the really striking feature about Spacesniffer is that the square pattern changes in real time: download a file from the Web and it will immediately be included in the pattern; delete a folder and its correspondent square will be removed accordingly.
SpaceSniffer includes a text field that enables you to filter result by using a simple syntax that's thoroughly explained in the accompanying documentation. SpaceSniffer's settings menu let you configure color combinations and animation effects, which is nice because sometimes the pattern can get a bit overwhelming with too much data. Too bad there's no option to generate a report.
SpaceSniffer is a really original disk space analyzer that displays space distribution in squares and updates data in real time.
