Free Folder Size Reporter (Python)
What this is
A Python command-line tool that ranks folders and files by size and writes a sorted report. For freelancers finding what is eating their disk space.
Free in full — download it and use it on your own freelance work.
User manual
- Run: python3 folder_size.py /path/to/folder
- Read the report, largest first, with sizes in MB.
- Open the largest folders to see what is inside them.
- Archive or delete what you no longer need.
- Re-run after tidying to confirm the space saved.
Requirements
Python 3.8 or later. No extra packages needed.
Download details
Format: Python script
What is inside: folder_size.py (Python standard library only), README.txt.
This download is one ZIP containing the Python file plus the README. Unzip it, then run the tool with Python 3 — the README inside the zip gives the exact command.
Download free — folder-size-reporter.zip (1.2 KB)
- folder-size-reporter.zip — 1.2 KB
Questions
Does it change or delete anything?
No. It only reads folder sizes and writes a report. It never deletes files.
Can I sort smallest first?
Yes. Use --reverse to list smallest first instead of largest first.