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Visual storage analyzer with infographic charts, powerful cleaning tools, and app management for reclaiming space

Visual storage analyzer with infographic charts, powerful cleaning tools, and app management for reclaiming space

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Program license Free

Developer Anton Patapovich

Version 4.1.8.54.free.release

Works under Android

Also known as Disk Usage & Storage Analyzer

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(2 votes)

Developer

Anton Patapovich

Works under

Android

Program license

Free

Version

4.1.8.54.free.release

Also known as

Disk Usage & Storage Analyzer

Pros

  • Clear, infographic-style charts that highlight which folders and files use the most space
  • Covers internal storage, SD cards, USB devices, and major cloud services in one interface
  • Very effective at exposing and cleaning hidden or "Other" storage and temporary files
  • Built-in app manager with cache size statistics and uninstall options sorted by size
  • Powerful Quick Search and rich file categories by type, size, and date
  • No registration required and no personal information requested

Cons

  • Known to crash or force close at times, especially during file deletion
  • Storage categories can occasionally disappear and require reloading to reappear
  • App is still in development, so behavior can be inconsistent
  • Requires wide-ranging permissions, including full external storage and app usage access

Disk Usage & Storage Analyzer is an Android app that visualizes how storage is used on your device and connected drives using clear, graphic-based charts. It best fits people who are running out of space and want a detailed, visual breakdown of where every megabyte is going, along with stronger cleaning options than a basic file browser offers.

Visual overview of storage usage

The core strength of Disk Usage & Storage Analyzer is how it turns complex storage data into easy-to-read graphics. Internal memory, SD cards, USB drives, and connected cloud accounts are presented in infographic-style diagrams, including pie and sunburst charts.

Folders and files appear as segments around a central circle that represents the current directory. Larger items occupy bigger slices, so heavy hitters instantly stand out. By tapping different sectors you can move deeper into subfolders, while the chart keeps track of the path you followed. This layout makes it much easier to spot where storage is being consumed compared with a plain list of filenames.

Local, USB, and cloud coverage

The app scans internal and external storage, SD cards, and USB devices, reading file names, paths, sizes, modification dates, and previews to build its statistics. It can also connect to popular cloud services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, and Yandex.Disk, then show those accounts in the same style of reports and charts.

Having local and cloud usage in one place gives a broad view of how your files are spread out. You can quickly see whether space problems come from large videos on internal storage, forgotten folders on a USB stick, or bulky archives in the cloud.

Cleaning tools and "Other" storage

Disk Usage & Storage Analyzer is not just a viewer. It includes tools for removing unwanted data, including temporary files that are often hard to reach from standard Android file managers. In particular, it is very strong at exposing and cleaning the so-called "Other" storage area that tends to accumulate miscellaneous data and is usually difficult to manage.

From within the app you can also look at installed applications. It reads package names, icons, code size, data size, cache size, and last used dates, then sorts apps by their overall size or cache usage. This view helps you quickly identify which apps occupy the most space. The app can clear caches and uninstall selected applications directly, which can free a substantial amount of room.

When everything works correctly, these tools can reclaim a lot of storage in a short time, especially on devices that have not been cleaned in a while.

Search and smart categorization

To make navigation faster, the app indexes files on the device and in connected cloud drives at startup. A Quick Search screen then lets you find content by name, while results appear right away as you type.

Files are also grouped into intuitive categories. You can browse by type (documents, videos, music and more), by size brackets (such as large or medium files), or by date ranges like today, earlier this week, or earlier this month. Long-press actions open a context menu where you can open, share, or delete specific items, or push all files from a category or extension into the Quick Search results for focused cleanup.

These tools turn what could be a massive, unorganized storage tree into targeted views that are much easier to work with.

Stability and known issues

In everyday use, Disk Usage & Storage Analyzer is capable of freeing a lot of space and giving very detailed insights. However, stability is its main drawback.

There are reports of the app crashing or force closing at times, especially during deletion operations. In some cases, certain storage categories that were previously visible temporarily disappear from the interface, even though they are still using space, and only reappear after reloading the app, sometimes more than once.

The developer openly describes the app as still in development and warns that unexpected force closes may occur. The cleaning tools are powerful and unusually effective at handling hidden or "Other" storage, but you may need some patience with occasional glitches.

Privacy, permissions, and data access

On the privacy side, Disk Usage & Storage Analyzer does not require account creation and does not ask for personal information. It does, however, request a broad set of Android permissions.

For storage analysis and file access, it uses permissions such as MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, which allow it to read and write across external storage. For app management, it relies on QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES, GET_PACKAGE_SIZE, CLEAR_APP_CACHE, REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES, and PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS so it can list installed apps, read their usage and size details, clear their caches, and request uninstallation.

To connect cloud drives and identify available Google accounts, it uses GET_ACCOUNTS, and for network operations it uses INTERNET and ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE.

These permissions match its stated functions: scanning all files, analyzing installed applications, cleaning caches, talking to cloud services, and performing network-related tasks. Users who are comfortable granting broad access in exchange for deep storage insight will likely find this acceptable, especially given the lack of registration and personal data collection.

Overall impression

Disk Usage & Storage Analyzer stands out as a powerful visual tool for understanding and cleaning Android storage. Its charts make complex file structures easy to interpret, the ability to target hidden and "Other" storage is rare and very effective, and the app and cache management views provide meaningful control over how installed software uses space.

The trade-off is reliability. Crashes and temporarily missing categories can interrupt cleanup sessions, and the developer explicitly treats the app as a work in progress. If you value maximum stability above all else, this could be frustrating. If your priority is recovering as much space as possible, including from areas that typical managers cannot touch, the app is highly capable and worth considering.

Pros

  • Clear, infographic-style charts that highlight which folders and files use the most space
  • Covers internal storage, SD cards, USB devices, and major cloud services in one interface
  • Very effective at exposing and cleaning hidden or "Other" storage and temporary files
  • Built-in app manager with cache size statistics and uninstall options sorted by size
  • Powerful Quick Search and rich file categories by type, size, and date
  • No registration required and no personal information requested

Cons

  • Known to crash or force close at times, especially during file deletion
  • Storage categories can occasionally disappear and require reloading to reappear
  • App is still in development, so behavior can be inconsistent
  • Requires wide-ranging permissions, including full external storage and app usage access

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