Disk Usage Analyzer is a graphical disk usage analyzer for GNOME. It was part of

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, but was split off for GNOME 3.4. It was originally named Baobab after the ''

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'' tree. The software gives the user a menu-driven, graphical representation of what is on a disk drive. The interface allows for selection of specific parts of filesystem being scanned so a single folder, the entire filesystem, and even remote folders and filesystems can be scanned. The graphical representation can be switched between a

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and a

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chart so the presentation can be tailored to the specific content being scanned. In 2012, Disk Usage Analyzer was rewritten in

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Future

At the

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(GUADEC) in 2013, a plan to merge the Disk Usage Analyzer with gnome-system-monitor to a new program called Usage was presented.https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/SystemMonitor/MergeWithUsage SystemMonitor

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* Free system software Disk usage analysis software GNOME Core Applications Free software programmed in Vala Software that uses Meson {{storage-software-stub ar:باوباب