Baobab

Baobab (also known as Disk Usage Analyzer) is an open source application that allows users to analyse the disk usage under the GNOME desktop environment. It can scan multiple device drives, as well as local, remote and external user-requested folders and devices.

The application’s main goal is to help users view how they are using the storage space of a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid Disk Drive), USB flash drive, memory cards, and digital cameras.

Its user interface is extremely easy to use, especially because it follows the GNOME HIG (Human Interface Guidelines). It provides users with a list of the devices and specific directories that can be scanned.

Getting started with Baobab

After a scan, users can decide if a specific directory should be deleted, moved or archived, in order to free up space. The results are also very useful if you want to estimate the total required space for a backup.

If a device or a folder is locked or encrypted, the application will automatically detect it and will ask the user for a password. When a scan is complete, it will display a graphical chart with each scanned folder.

Users can choose to scan either their Home directory, the entire filesystem and an attached disk drive (if available). In addition, they can also scan a specific directory (including subdirectories) or a remote folder, simply by clicking the gear button on main toolbar.

In order to scan a remote directory, the application will require the IP address of the remote machine. It supports SMB (Samba shared folders from other OSes, such as Microsoft Windows) and keeps a history of previous connections.

Bottom line

All in all, Baobab or Disk Usage Analyzer is a great and easy to use application for the GNOME desktop environment. It helps you to quickly analyze the usage of specific folder and device.

What is new in this release:

• Updated translations (af, eo, ro, ru, zh_CN, zh_TW)
• Updated documentation translations (gl, it)
• Localization fixes

What is new in version 3.28.0:

• Removed now useless po/Makevars
• Updated translations (da, el, fr, gd, gl, hr, it, kk, ko, lt, lv, nl, pt_BR, sk, sr@latin, tr, vi, zh_TW)
• Updated documentation translations (es, hr)

What is new in version :

• Add support for mouse back button
• Replace window menu with a "Scan" button (and other visual tweaks)
• Minor bugfixes
• Updated translations (ar, cs, de, fur, hr, id, is, nb, ne, sl)
• Updated documentation translations (fr)

What is new in version 3.27.1:

• Build system ported to Meson
• Use traditional titlebar on Unity
• Updated translations (ca@valencia, eo, fa, nl, sk)

What is new in version 3.26.0:

• Raised minimal vala version
• Updated translations (bg, ca, is, vi)
• Updated documentation translations (pt_BR)

What is new in version 3.24.0:

• Update translations (ca, da, fr, gd, gl, hu, ko, lt, lv, pt_BR, ru, uk)

What is new in version 3.22.1 / 3.24.0 Beta:

• Updated translations (ca, cs, da, de, es, eu, fa, fi, fr, fur, hr, hu, id, is, it, kk, ko, nb, oc, pl, pt, pt_BR, ru, sk, sr, sv, vi, zh_CN)

What is new in version 3.22.1:

• Updated translations and fixes (da, eu, hr, it, nb, oc, pt, zh_CN)
• Updated documentation translations (da)

What is new in version 3.22.0:

• Updated translations (fa, nl, ru, uk)
• Updated documentation translations (sv)

What is new in version 3.20.1 / 3.22.0 Beta:

• Stop using intltool
• Rejig 'devices and locations' UI
• Updated AppData
• Misc bugfixes
• Updated translations (cs, es, fi, he, oc, pt, sk)
• Updated documentations translations (id, pt_BR)

What is new in version 3.18.1:

• Remove scan-remote action
• Updated translations (ar, el)

What is new in version 3.16.0:

• Updated translations (bs, ru, sv, tg)
• Updated documentation translations (el, fr)

What is new in version 3.14.1:

• Fix url in manpage
• Updated translations (br, fa, fur, gd, it, hi, kk, lv, pt, zh_CN)
• Updated documentation translations (el, hu, pt_BR)

What is new in version 3.14.0:

• Misc fixes
• Updated translations (bg, bn_IN, da, fi, gu, ja, ko, ml, mr, ne, pa, pl, sl, sk, sr, sv, ta, te, uk)

What is new in version 3.14 Beta 2:

• Add X-GNOME-Utilities category to .desktop file
• Updated translations (as, ca, ca@valencia, cs, eu, fr, gu, kn, or, zh_HK, zh_TW)

What is new in version 3.13.2:

• Import custom CSS, use icon as resources, various other adaptation to GTK+ changes
• Visual fixes for the ringschart and the chart switcher
• Updated translations (de, el, es, gl, he, hu, id, lt, nb, nl, pt_BR, ru, sl, tr)

What is new in version 3.13.1:

• Use more specific error messages (bug 686136)
• Adapt to recent GTK+ changes
• Updated translations (cs, es, he, id, lt, pt_BR sv)
• Updated documentation translations (el, fi)

What is new in version 3.12.1:

• Make DBus-activatable
• Fix a problem at startup with treemap as default chart
• Misc bugfixes
• Updated translations (id, pt_BR)

What is new in version 3.12.0:

• Misc bugfixes (make sure to clear the hardlink list before rescanning, fix a warning)
• Updated translations (cs, de, es, fr, hu, id, pt_BR)

What is new in version 3.11.1:

• Updated help pages
• Minor fixes
• Updated translations (an, el, es, kn, or, nl, pt_BR, ta, zh_CN)

What is new in version 3.10.1:

• Updated translations (ca@valencia, fa, tr, zh_CN).

Requirements:

• GNOME
• GTK+