NON-BUSINESS FILES REPORT
FolderSizes identifies non-business files across your drives, folders, devices, and network shares using fully customizable file categories. Quickly determine how much corporate storage is consumed by personal media, entertainment, and other non-work content, enabling informed policy enforcement and cost recovery.
Reclaim Storage from Non-Work Content
Personal files on corporate storage are a persistent challenge for IT teams. The Non-Business Files report quantifies the problem by scanning your file systems and classifying content against a configurable set of non-business file categories. Each category shows its name, description, percentage of total, file count, size, and size on disk, sorted by storage impact.
Report columns include:
- Name - The non-business file category label
- Description - A summary of the file types included in the category
- Percentage - The proportion of total non-business storage consumed
- File Count - The number of matching files in that category
- Size - The combined logical size of all matching files
- Size on Disk - The actual allocated storage, accounting for compression and cluster alignment
Fully Customizable File Categories
Every organization has different standards for what constitutes non-business content. FolderSizes lets you define exactly which file categories are considered non-business by editing, adding, or removing categories through a built-in management interface.
Customization capabilities include:
- Edit existing non-business categories to match organizational policies
- Create new categories for emerging content types
- Add or remove specific file extensions from any category
- Define department-specific or compliance-focused classification rules
- Separate personal media, gaming, and other non-work file types into distinct groups
Drill-Down to Specific Files
Double-click any category in the report to launch a search that lists every matching file by its associated file extensions. This drill-down capability bridges the gap between high-level category statistics and the individual files that make up each group, enabling precise identification and targeted remediation. Right-click context menus provide additional options for locating file instances.
Storage Policy Enforcement
The Non-Business Files report supports IT governance and cost management objectives:
- Quantify the storage impact of personal content on corporate infrastructure
- Provide evidence for storage usage policy discussions and enforcement
- Identify storage reclamation opportunities that reduce operational costs
- Monitor compliance with acceptable use policies across file servers and shares
- Generate exportable reports for management and audit documentation
Download the free trial today and take control of non-business storage consumption with FolderSizes' customizable Non-Business Files report.