# Space Scout for Windows

**A simple, free Windows app that finds what's eating your disk space.**

Space Scout scans any folder or drive and shows every file and folder ranked by
size, so you can spot the space hogs in seconds and clean them up safely.
No accounts, no sign-in, no clutter. Made by
[Sorted Solution](https://www.sortedsolution.com).

Requires Windows 10 or Windows 11.

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## Install

1. Unzip the download.
2. Move **SpaceScout.exe** wherever you like to keep it — your Documents folder,
   Desktop, or any folder of your choosing.
3. Double-click **SpaceScout.exe** to run it.

That's it — there's no installer and nothing else to set up.

## Opening it the first time

Space Scout is a small free app, so Windows SmartScreen may show a blue
**"Windows protected your PC"** message the first time you run it:

1. Click **More info**.
2. Click **Run anyway**.

You only have to do this once.

## Using it

1. Click **Choose Folder…** (or a quick-pick button, like a drive) and pick what
   to scan — your user folder or C: drive are great starts.
2. Browse the results:
   - **Folders** tab — everything in the scanned folder, largest first, with
     size bars. Click a folder to look inside it; use the breadcrumb trail (or
     press Backspace) to go back up.
   - **Largest Files** tab — the biggest individual files found anywhere in the
     scan, with their locations.
3. Hover over anything and use the two buttons that appear:
   - **Reveal** — show it in File Explorer.
   - **Trash** — move it to the Recycle Bin (with a confirmation first).

**Nothing is deleted permanently.** Space Scout only ever moves items to the
Recycle Bin — space is freed once you empty the Recycle Bin, and until then you
can restore anything you change your mind about.

## License

Space Scout is **free**.

Copyright © 2026 Sorted Solution. All rights reserved. It's free to download and
use, but please don't sell or redistribute it — just point people to
[www.sortedsolution.com](https://www.sortedsolution.com). Full terms are in the
included **LICENSE.txt**.
