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The Graph Panels |
  
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The Graph Panels |
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The main FolderSizes graph view, which appears within the lower right-hand half of the screen, provides valuable visual information about the sizes of the sub-folders contained within the scanned folder.
Different Types of Graphs
FolderSizes provides several different types of file system data visualization mechanisms, as follows:
| • | Bar Graph - This presents a series of horizontal bar graphs correlative to the current detail view display. You can view more or less bar graph entries by manipulating the Subfolder Depth setting (via the View menu). |
| • | Pie Graph - Similar to the bar graph implementation, but within a fixed space (e.g. no scrolling) for a more compartmentalized view of spatial distribution of sub-folders. |
| • | Folder Map - Based upon the TreeMap concept first designed by Ben Shneiderman, the folder map provides a complete view of all subfolders (all all levels of depth) within a single, space-constrained view. Unlike bar or pie graphs, this view allows for deep visualization of the target file system structure without the need for scrolling or drill-downs. |
Common Features
Hover your mouse cursor over any segment of any graph to view detailed information about the file system node it represents. These tooltips can be disabled.
Clicking sections of a FolderSizes graph will highlight the corresponding folder in the detail list at the top of the screen (where applicable). Double-clicking a bar will drill into the associated folder.
The ribbon bar's rounded application button exposes several commands relating to the graph panels, including the ability to export the graph image to file or send it to the Windows clipboard.
The graph panels also have a number of configuration options, outlined here.