SpaceSharp 1.3.0

Whole drives in seconds, and the map remembers. 1.3.0 reads the NTFS file table directly when run as administrator, saves every scan, and shows you what changed since last time.

Fast NTFS scan

Run as administrator and SpaceSharp reads the drive's Master File Table instead of walking every folder. A drive with a million files is mapped in a few seconds. The start screen offers to restart elevated once; without administrator rights, and for single folders or other file systems, the normal scan runs as before. Hard-linked files are counted once on the fast path.

Saved scans

Every scan is saved automatically. Open the app and yesterday's map is already on screen; press F5 to rescan. Ctrl+S saves a scan to a file and Ctrl+O opens one, so you can look at another machine's drive on yours. Settings › Scanning › Reopen the last scan on startup turns the reopening off.

What changed since last time

Each scan is compared with the previous one of the same place, provided both were made the same way. A new color mode, Change, paints what grew in warm shades, what shrank in cool ones, unchanged in grey and new items in amber. The side panel gets a Changes tab listing the biggest movers, Inspect shows "Since last scan", and the right-click menu can compare with any saved scan.

Also new

• Rescan this folder from the right-click menu; the rest of the map stays put.
• Export to CSV: largest files, a folder's contents, the filter matches, or the changes. A first, plain version with fixed columns.
• Leave out names such as node_modules or *.tmp from every scan (Settings › Scanning).
• Custom palettes as JSON files. Settings › Appearance › Custom palettes › Open folder writes an example and a README; your palettes appear under their own header.
• Classic always has its soft shading; the Cushion setting and the C shortcut are gone.
• The version shows in the window title, the side panel button lights up while the panel is open, and hover frames follow the map style's rounded corners.

Downloads

File	What it is
SpaceSharp.exe	Portable. One file, no install, no admin. Does not update itself.
SpaceSharp-win-Setup.exe	Installer, one click. Installs per user and updates itself.
SpaceSharp-win-x64.msi	Installer, Windows Installer. Choose the folder and per-user or per-machine. Updates itself.
SpaceSharp-win-Portable.zip	The installed app as a folder; runs without setup and still receives updates.
SpaceSharp-1.3.0-full.nupkg	Update package. Used by installed copies; not for downloading.
SpaceSharp-1.3.0-delta.nupkg	Update package from 1.2.2. Used by installed copies; not for downloading.
releases.win.json	Update feed. Used by installed copies; not for downloading.

Installed copies of 1.2.x offer this update on their next start.

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