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The dreaded moment has come and you can't download a movie you want to watch, or install some games you want to play because your hard drive is full. What's worse, you have no idea what to delete to make some room. Thankfully there are several apps you can turn to that will give you a good idea what's using all of your drive space. Here are the top five, based on your nominations.

Earlier in the week we asked you which tools you used to scan your drive and give you a complete picture of what's using all of your space. You definitely responded, and now we're back to highlight the top five.

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SpaceSniffer (Windows)

SpaceSniffer is a free, portable Windows utility that uses a tree-view to show you which areas on your hard drive take up the most space in a single view. Just scan your hard drive with the tool to see your hard drive, arranged in squares that represent which files and folders are using the most space. Click on any large block to see a breakdown of what's inside that folder, also organized by what's taking up the most space. You can also filter specific types of files from the scan, tag files and label them for review later, and search specifically for file types, modification dates, and more.

Space Monger (Windows)

SpaceMonger is another free, Windows-only disk management utility that uses a treemap to show you where the biggest, most space-hogging files are located. It hasn't been updated in several years, but that doesn't mean that the app isn't still useful. It doesn't support 64-bit systems, but if you're running 32-bit Windows you should be okay. SpaceMonger's claim to fame is that it doesn't just allow you to see a treemap of your data, but you can manage, move, copy, and delete that data from inside the app.

TreeSize (Windows)

TreeSize is a robust drive analysis tool that comes in multiple flavors. The free version is also portable, and gives you a quick, directory-oriented view of your hard drive arranged by the folders that take up the most space. Behind the folder names are progress bars that display their relative size to one another, so you can quickly pinpoint the ones that take up the most space. You can also expand any folder in the directory list to see its contents. In addition to the free version, TreeSize Professional and TreeSize Personal offer the features of the free version, the ability to export reports of your drive layout, the ability to see additional statistics on file types, ages, and modification dates, command line scanning, and more. TreeSize Personal will set you back $24.95 for a single user license and support, and TreeSize Professional will cost you $52.95 for a single user license and support. TreeSize Free is, as the name implies, completely free.

DaisyDisk (Mac)

DaisyDisk is the only Mac utility to make the top five, but it's a great utility. The app, like most other disk utilities, scans your drive and displays its content in order of what's taking up the most space, but instead of using a treemap, you get a fan-view (the developer calls it a 'sunburst map,') that extends out to the center, with similar files and folders grouped together at the base so you can see how they're organized on the drive. DaisyDisk also lets you clean up large and unwanted files quickly, and analyze multiple disks and drives at the same time. Daisy Disk will set you back $19.99 regular price, but it's on sale now for $9.99 in the Mac App Store.

WinDirStat (Windows)

WinDirStat is free, lightweight, comes in a portable version, and upon startup shows you the contents of your drive in three views: a directory-view, which displays your folder contents organized by how much space they're consuming, an extension list that will show you what's inside of the selected directory and how much of what types of files you're using, and the graphic view at the bottom that highlights the contents of your drive in colored blocks that you can highlight or click on for additional information. Hover over a group of blocks to see the folder they're in, or select a specific one to see what it is.

Now that you've seen the top five, it's time to vote for the all out winner.

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Honorable mentions this week go out to DiskSpace Fan for Windows, a utility we've mentioned before which offers a similar fan-view of your drives and their contents as DaisyDisk does on the Mac. Another honorable mention goes out to Disk Inventory X on the Mac, which is completely free and inspired by WinDirStat.

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What is SD?

SD describes devices that conform to SD standards for non-volatile memory cards. See the SD Association website for details.

Are there size limitations for the cards that can be inserted into the SD slot?

Yes. The SD card specification for a memory card is 32mm by 24mm by 2.1mm. You can also use thinner cards, such as MultiMediaCards (MMC). Avoid using cards that have a thickness greater than 2.1mm, as they might damage the SD card slot if you try to insert them.

Which SD card formats work in the SD card slot?

Cards that conform to the SD 1.x, 2.x, and 3.x standards should work. The SD card slot can use:

Standard SD, 4MB to 2GB
SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity), 4GB to 32GB
SDXC, 4GB to 2TB
MMC (MultiMediaCards)
UHS‑II, up to 2TB (iMac Pro only)

You can use a passive adapter like the one shown here to make MiniSD, MicroSD, and higher density formats like MiniSDHC and MicroSDHC conform to the width and thickness specifications listed above:

How fast can my Mac read or write to an SD card in the SD card slot?

Mac notebooks use the USB bus to communicate with the SD card slot. They have a maximum speed of up to 480Mbit/s. Mac desktops use the PCIe bus to communicate with the SD card slot. Desktops can transfer data at a faster rate.

Check the packaging that came with your SD media to determine the maximum transfer rate that your specific card uses.

To determine the maximum transfer speed of your Mac, you can use System Information. Choose Apple () menu > About This Mac and then click System Report.

If you use a Mac notebook:

Select Hardware, then select USB.
Select Internal Memory Card Reader and look for the Speed entry.

If you use a Mac desktop computer:

Select Hardware, then select Card Reader.
Look for the Link Speed entry. Computers that use the PCIe bus express their speed as GT/s.

Does the SD slot work with cards that exceed 32GB?

Yes. However, most media manufacturers preformat the media using common block-and-cluster sizes that don’t approach the theoretical limits of a given file system.

Most SD cards use the FAT32 file format, and preformatted FAT32 SD media is commonly available up to a capacity of 32GB. Media that exceeds 32GB usually uses the exFAT file system, while some smaller capacity cards use the FAT16 file format. Preformatted FAT16 media is generally available up to a capacity of 2GB.

If you use OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.5 or later, you can find out which file system you’re using:

Insert the media into the SD card slot.
Choose Apple menu > About This Mac.
Click System Report.
In the Hardware section, click Card Reader, and find the File System field.

Will the SD card slot work with SD cards that use the exFAT file system?

Yes. Any Mac that has an SD card slot and is running OS X 10.6.5 or later can use the exFAT file system.

exFAT is also supported in Boot Camp with Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 on any Mac made in 2011 or later with an SD card slot.

How do I insert media into the SD card slot?

When you insert the card, make sure that the metal contacts face down and point toward the computer. Don’t force media into the SD card slot, as this might cause damage.

How does my Mac use the media inserted into the SD card slot?

Your computer recognizes a card inserted into the SD card slot as a USB storage device. You can mount, read from, and write to the SD card just like you can with any other USB storage device.

I put the card in the slot, but it didn’t mount. What should I do?

Remove the card and insert it again. Sometimes the SD card won’t mount properly if you put it into the slot too slowly.

When I try to write content to the card, I get a 'cannot be modified' message. How can I fix this?

You see this message when you try to edit data on an SD card that’s locked. You need to use the lock slider to unlock the card before you can edit the data.

To eject the card, drag the icon that represents the card to the Trash. After the icon disappears from the desktop, you can remove the card from the computer. Adjust the lock slider tab to unlock the card, then reinsert the card into the slot. See the manufacturer’s instructions for the location of the slider tab.

Can I use Disk Utility to reformat an SD card?

You can use Disk Utility to partition and format an SD device as FAT32 (using the MS-DOS FAT setting) or Mac OS Extended. The Mac OS Extended format can be used only on Macintosh systems. Non-Apple systems won’t recognize cards formatted to Mac OS Extended.

You might have to format a card that’s larger than 32GB with exFAT if you want to use it with a digital camera, GPS, or another device. When in doubt, format the card in the device that you intend to use it with.

Can I install macOS on an SD storage device and use it as a startup volume?

Use Disk Utility to change the default partition table to GUID. Then format the card to use the Mac OS Extended file format.

How do I remove a card from the SD card slot?

Before you remove the card, allow any data transfer to SD media to complete. To eject the card, drag the icon that represents the card to the Trash. After the icon disappears from your desktop, you can remove the card from the slot.

Don't remove a card while your Mac is sleeping, as this could lead to data loss. Always wake your computer and eject the SD card before removing it from your Mac.

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