DiskAnalyzer - PowerToys Run Plugin

May 25, 2026 · View on GitHub

A PowerToys Run plugin that brings disk usage analysis directly into your launcher. Instantly explore drive and folder sizes without leaving your keyboard.

Features

List all drives with used / free / total space
Browse any folder and see children ranked by size
Recursively find the largest files and folders inside any path
Accurate sizes for cloud folders (iCloud, OneDrive)
Keyboard-first: clicking a result keeps the ds prefix so you can keep drilling down

Requirements

Microsoft PowerToys v0.97.0 or later
Windows 10 / 11 (x64 or ARM64)

Installation

Download the zip for your architecture from Releases
Close PowerToys
Extract the zip into %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\Plugins\DiskAnalyzer\
Restart PowerToys
Open PowerToys Run with Alt+Space and type ds to get started

Usage

Open PowerToys Run (Alt+Space) and type ds followed by a command.

Commands

Command	Description
`ds`	Show help and all available commands
`ds drives`	List all drives with used / free / total space and a usage bar
`ds C:\`	Scan a folder — shows subfolders and files sorted by size
`ds C:\Users\Photos`	Drill into any subfolder
`ds largest C:\`	Find the largest files recursively inside a path
`ds top C:\`	Show top-level subfolders ranked by total size

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+O`	Open in File Explorer
`Ctrl+C`	Copy path to clipboard
`Ctrl+Shift+C`	Copy size to clipboard
`Ctrl+Enter`	Drill down into the selected folder
`Ctrl+L`	Find largest files inside the selected folder

Tips

Clicking a folder result automatically prefills ds <path> so you can keep drilling down without retyping
Paths with spaces are supported — wrap them in quotes: ds "C:\My Folder"
Results are cached for 10 seconds to avoid redundant re-scans

Settings

Configure in PowerToys Settings → PowerToys Run → DiskAnalyzer.

Setting	Default	Description
Maximum results	15	Number of items to display (5–50)
Default scan depth	1	How many levels deep to scan (1–5)
Include hidden files	Off	Include items with the Hidden attribute
Show percentage of parent	On	Display what % of the parent each item uses

Building from Source

Requires .NET 9 SDK.

git clone https://github.com/thetsaw/PowerToys.Plugin.git
dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained false -o publish/x64
dotnet publish -c Release -r win-arm64 --self-contained false -o publish/arm64