{{Short description|Graphical disk usage analyzer for GNOME}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}}{{Infobox software | title = Disk Usage Analyzer | logo = GNOME Disk Usage Analyzer Icon.svg | screenshot = GNOME Disk Usage Analyser 47.png | caption = Screenshot of Disk Usage Analyzer | author = Fabio Marzocca | developer = Paolo Borelli | latest release version = {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|P348|P548=Q2804309}} | latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}} | latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|reference|edit|P348|P548=Q51930650}} | latest preview date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}}} | operating_system = UNIX-like | genre = Disk utility | license = GNU General Public License | website = {{URL|https://apps.gnome.org/Baobab/}} }} thumb|305px|The alternative treemap chart view represents files as rings '''Disk Usage Analyzer''' is a graphical disk usage analyzer for GNOME. It is part of GNOME Core Applications. It was originally named '''Baobab''' after the ''Adansonia'' tree.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bunn |first=Tristan |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Learn_Python_Visually/kKUmEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Disk+Usage+Analyzer%22+%22Baobab%22&pg=PA27&printsec=frontcover |title=Learn Python Visually: Creative Coding with Processing.py |date=2021-04-26 |publisher=No Starch Press |isbn=978-1-7185-0096-9 |language=en}}</ref> The software gives the user a menu-driven, graphical representation of what is on a disk drive.<ref name="GHacks">{{cite web |date=4 January 2011 |title=Disk Usage Analyzer for GNOME |url=http://www.ghacks.net/2011/01/04/baobab-disk-usage-analyzer-for-gnome/ |accessdate=25 December 2011 |website=Ghacks}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Marzocca">{{cite web |title=Baobab Usage |url=http://www.marzocca.net/linux/baobab/baobab-usage.html |accessdate=25 December 2011 |website=Marzocca}}</ref> The graphical representation can be switched between a ring chart and a treemap chart so the presentation can be tailored to the specific content being scanned.<ref name="AddictiveTips">{{cite news |author1=Farshad |date=25 August 2011 |title=Ubuntu’s Baobab (Disk Usage Analyzer) Shows Graphical Tree Map Of Directories |url=http://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/baobab-disk-usage-analyzer-shows-graphical-tree-map-of-directories/ |accessdate=25 December 2011 |newspaper=Addictivetips}}</ref>
In 2012,<ref>{{cite web |last=Karlitskaya |first=Allison |last2=Borelli |first2=Paolo |date=4 January 2012 |title=Begin rewrite in Vala (586355bd) |url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/baobab/commit/586355bd14c9a4b3b4f5f4563ebef66f84b8df93 |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=GitLab}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Revision History |url=https://wiki.gnome.org/action/info/Apps/DiskUsageAnalyzer/ValaRewrite?action=info |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913180646/https://wiki.gnome.org/action/info/Apps/DiskUsageAnalyzer/ValaRewrite?action=info |archive-date=2024-09-13 |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=GNOME Wiki}}</ref> Disk Usage Analyzer was rewritten in Vala.<ref>{{cite web |title=Apps/Baobab/ValaRewrite |url=https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps(2f)DiskUsageAnalyzer(2f)ValaRewrite.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234243/https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Baobab/ValaRewrite |archive-date=2014-03-27 |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=GNOME Wiki}}</ref>
== Features == thumb|Baobab Graphical Disk Usage Map The program can scan an entire file system or a specific directory, either local or located on a remote computer. Each directory can be opened in the Nautilus file manager or moved to the Trash. It also allows users to monitor changes in the file system in real time. Another feature is the disk usage map, which provides a graphical representation of the subdirectory tree of a selected directory and the amount of disk space used by each component. Earlier versions of the program included a file system search function; this feature was later removed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GNOME 2.18 shows incremental improvement |url=https://nektony.com/disk-expert |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915191012/http://www.linux.com/feature/61210 |archive-date=2008-09-15 |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=Linux |language=en}}</ref>
== Future == At the GNOME Users And Developers European Conference (GUADEC) in 2013, a plan to merge the Disk Usage Analyzer with gnome-system-monitor to a new program called Usage was presented.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Usage |url=https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Apps/Usage |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=GNOME Wiki}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Merging System Monitor with Usage |url=https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/SystemMonitor/MergeWithUsage |access-date=2026-01-14 |website=GNOME Wiki}}</ref>
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== External links == {{commons category-inline|GNOME Disk Usage Analyzer}} *{{Official website|https://apps.gnome.org/Baobab/}}
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