{"id":7099,"date":"2020-08-24T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T13:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviancetechnologies.com\/blog\/find-storage-space-for-microsoft-flight-simulator-with-the-free-windirstat-tool\/"},"modified":"2020-08-24T13:37:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T13:37:00","slug":"find-storage-space-for-microsoft-flight-simulator-with-the-free-windirstat-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviancetechnologies.com\/blog\/find-storage-space-for-microsoft-flight-simulator-with-the-free-windirstat-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Find storage space for Microsoft Flight Simulator with the free WinDirStat tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Find storage space for Microsoft Flight Simulator with the free WinDirStat tool<\/h2>\n

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Hey PC gamers: Your body may be ready for all the blockbusters dropping just in time for the holiday season, but your PC might not be. Today\u2019s games gobble up storage like it\u2019s going out of style: Call of Duty: Warzone<\/i> gobbles up well north of 200GB<\/em> by its lonesome after you\u2019re done downloading all of its updates, while the fantastically beautiful\u00a0Microsoft Flight Simulator\u00a0<\/em>demands well over 100GB out of the gate. Dedicating hundreds of gigs to just two games is enough to make any SSD beg for mercy.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re scrounging for storage space to fit these behemoths, WinDirStat<\/a> can help. Here\u2019s how I described it last time I recommended the tool, in the wake of Grand Theft Auto V<\/em>\u2019s gargantuan-for-the-time 60GB PC release (oh, how na\u00efve we were):<\/p>\n

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\u201cWinDirStat is a free tool\u2014donations accepted!\u2014that scans your drive, then explains where all your storage is being consumed with some gorgeous data visualization, separating the culprits into different colored blocks to provide a quick, at-a-glance summary. Clicking on one of the blocks lets you dive deeper and truly see where your storage is tied up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Screenshot of a WinDirStat scan.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The app scans process quickly, and I was able to identify obscure data hogs lurking in the corners of my Samsung 570 Pro SSD in mere minutes. In my case, WinDirStat shined a light on old Madden 2019 <\/em>and Sims 4<\/em> installs I\u2019d forgotten about because I rarely open EA\u2019s Origin launcher, as well as months\u2019 worth of downloaded graphics driver installs. At over 500MB a pop, Nvidia and AMD\u2019s software can suck up space fast, especially with how rapidly each company pushes out day-one drivers.\u00a0<\/p>\n