Disk Reporter Parameters

The /diskreport command line parameter launches the Disk Reporter and generates reports from a previously saved drive listing file. You must first create a report within the Disk Reporter and use the Save toolbar function to save the drive listing to the file system.

Basic Usage

At minimum, use /diskreport with /path (pointing to a saved drive listing file) and /export (specifying the output file). The export file format is deduced from the file extension.

foldersizes.exe /diskreport /path:"d:\diskdrives.txt" /export:"d:\report.html" /exit
foldersizes.exe /diskreport /path:"d:\diskdrives.txt" /export:"d:\report.csv" /exit
foldersizes.exe /diskreport /path:"d:\diskdrives.txt" /export:"d:\chart.png" /exit

When no /diskreportview parameter is specified, FolderSizes uses legacy behavior: rich formats (HTML, PDF, Excel) produce a combined report, image formats (PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF) export the chart, and flat formats (CSV, TXT, XML) export the detail grid.

DiskReportView

The /diskreportview parameter gives you explicit control over which Disk Reporter view is exported. The following view keywords are supported (case-insensitive):

Exporting a Single View

To export a specific view, pass its keyword to /diskreportview:

foldersizes.exe /diskreport /path:"d:\diskdrives.txt" /diskreportview:"capacity" /export:"d:\capacity.csv" /exit

History charts must be exported to image formats (PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF):

foldersizes.exe /diskreport /path:"d:\diskdrives.txt" /diskreportview:"freehistory" /export:"d:\free.png" /exit

Exporting Multiple Views

To export multiple views in a single pass, separate both the view keywords and export paths with pipe ("|") symbols. The order of views must correspond to the order of export paths.

foldersizes.exe /diskreport /path:"d:\diskdrives.txt" /diskreportview:"detail|capacity" /export:"d:\detail.csv|d:\capacity.csv" /exit

You can mix data exports and chart exports in the same command:

foldersizes.exe /diskreport /path:"d:\diskdrives.txt" /diskreportview:"detail|capacity|usedhistory|freehistory" /export:"d:\detail.txt|d:\capacity.xml|d:\used.png|d:\free.jpg" /exit

Exporting All Views

Use the "all" keyword to produce a combined report containing all views. This requires a rich export format (HTML, PDF, or Excel).

foldersizes.exe /diskreport /path:"d:\diskdrives.txt" /diskreportview:"all" /export:"d:\report.pdf" /exit

Other Supported Parameters

The following parameters can be combined with /diskreport:

• /date —append a date/time stamp to the export file name
• /email —send the exported report(s) via email
• /saveeventlog —save the event log to file after execution
• /viscols —control which columns are included in the export
• /exit —close FolderSizes after the operation completes