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DiskScout 1.7.1: first public release

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The first public release of DiskScout. See where your Windows disk space went, and find duplicate files by content. One portable exe, no installer, no telemetry.

Get it: download DiskScout-1.7.1.exe below and run it. New here? Read the user guide.

What it does

  • A treemap of your disk that fills in while it scans, with free space, the Recycle Bin and the space Windows hides ("unaccounted") shown so the map adds up to the drive.
  • A legend that filters (show only video, only archives, ...) and a filter box (>500MB type:video <30d).
  • Live: the folder you have open keeps itself up to date.
  • Duplicates by content, by file, by folder pair (with the proof), and zips compared with the folders they were unpacked into, byte for byte.
  • Careful deletes: only files it listed, still as scanned, the copy that stays compared byte for byte first, the Recycle Bin by default, and never the last copy without an explicit tick.
  • Optional Claude help (needs your own Claude Code): an in-window chat, and tools for Claude Desktop and Claude Code. Claude can never delete or run a command on its own: everything waits for your Approve.

Please know

  • Windows 10 and 11 only, and this is an early release. It has been tested on a small number of machines, so please open an issue when something is wrong or confusing.
  • The exe is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen will probably warn the first time: choose More info, then Run anyway. You can check the file against the SHA-256 below, or build it yourself from source (one command, no dependencies).
  • If you use Claude features, Claude is shown file and folder names, paths, sizes and dates (never file contents), under your own Claude account. DiskScout itself sends nothing anywhere.
  • .rar, .7z and .tar archives are listed but cannot be compared with their folders yet.
  • Use it at your own risk. DiskScout is provided as is, without warranty, and it is not a backup. That includes anything done with Claude's or any other AI's help: AI can be wrong, and you approve what is removed. See the disclaimer.

Checksum

SHA-256 of DiskScout-1.7.1.exe:

92d6ada8a88b098ce4c2d3f99488a3771678431a8f3c80ced7e8007d158b8e88

Free and open source under the MIT License. Contributions are welcome: see CONTRIBUTING.md.

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