AutoHotkey: Check Windows Folder Sizes

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What?
So I needed to clear space on a workstation's C drive. There are other programs about and even some built-in to MS Windows that could potentially be used.

This is a quick article on how to write an AutoHotkey program to simply return the folders in the drive and display the size of all the files/folders contained within.

How?
So I'll be putting this program for download from the download section of this website but I don't expect anyone to trust an executable EXE so here's the code of what it's doing which you can copy and paste to an AutoHotkey script:
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#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
#SingleInstance force

; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Set program Defaults
; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Title   := "Joes Folder Sizes"
Desc    := "This program will display folders and their respective sizes."
Width   := 500
Height  := 360
BgColor := "FFFFFF"
MarginX := 2
MarginY := 2
Options := "+Caption +Border +ToolWindow -Resize -MaximizeBox -MinimizeBox +OwnDialogs"
BaseDir := "C:\Windows\Temp"

; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Create Icons

ImageListID := IL_Create(5)
Loop 5
    IL_Add(ImageListID, "shell32.dll", A_Index)

; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Create GUI

Gui, New, %Options%, %Title%
Gui, Color, %BgColor%
Gui, Margin, %MarginX%, %MarginY%
Gui, Add, Edit, x2 y2 w406 vMyBaseDir +Disabled, %BaseDir%
Gui, Add, Button, x408 y1 w90 h23 vMyButtonBrowse gButtonBrowse, Browse...
Gui, Add, TreeView, x2 y25 w496 h310 vMyFolderTree ImageList%ImageListID%
Gui, Add, StatusBar, v_StatusBar
Gui, Show, w%Width% h%Height% xCenter yCenter
SB_SetText("Ready.")
Return

; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Subroutine: LoopThrough: loops through folders and counts file sizes (including subfolders)

LoopThrough:
SB_SetText("Reading current directory...")
vTotalSize = 0
Loop, Files, %MyBaseDir%\*, F
{
    vTotalSize := vTotalSize + A_LoopFileSize
}
vListingEntry := "<current_dir> (" autoByteFormat(vTotalSize) ")"
P0:=TV_Add(vListingEntry, 0, "Icon1")
Loop, Files, %MyBaseDir%\*, D
{
    vThisFolder := MyBaseDir "\" A_LoopFileName
    SB_SetText("Reading " vThisFolder "...")
    vListingEntry := A_LoopFileName " (" autoByteFormat(GetFileFolderSize(vThisFolder)) ")"
    P1:=TV_Add(vListingEntry, 0, "Icon4")
}
SB_SetText("Ready.")
Return

; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Subroutine: ButtonBrowse: Onclick allows user to select a folder to scan

ButtonBrowse:
    FileSelectFolder, vSelectedFolder, 3, , Select a folder
    if vSelectedFolder =
        MsgBox, You didn't select a folder.
    else
    {
        vSelectedFolder := RegExReplace(vSelectedFolder, "\\$")  ; Removes the trailing backslash, if present.
        GuiControl, , MyBaseDir, %vSelectedFolder%
    }
    Gui, Submit, NoHide
    GoSub, ClearTreeView
    GoSub, LoopThrough
Return

; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Subroutine: ClearTreeView: Clears the current TreeView

ClearTreeView:
    TV_Delete()
Return

; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/39659-func-autobyteformat-convert-bytes-to-byteskbmbgbtb/
; converts Size (in bytes) to byte(s)/KB/MB/GB/TB (uses best option)
; decimalPlaces is the number of decimal places to round
; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
autoByteFormat(size, decimalPlaces = 2)
{
    static size1 = "KB", size2 = "MB", size3 = "GB", size4 = "TB"

    sizeIndex := 0

    while (size >= 1024)
    {
        sizeIndex++
        size /= 1024.0

        if (sizeIndex = 4)
            break
    }

    return (sizeIndex = 0) ? size " byte" . (size != 1 ? "s" : "")
        : round(size, decimalPlaces) . " " . size%sizeIndex%
}

; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/67917-get-folder-size/
; function to loop through files/subfolders and total the file sizes

GetFileFolderSize(fPath="")
{
    FolderSize := 0
	if InStr(FileExist(fPath), "D")
	{
		Loop, %fPath%\*.*, 1, 1
			FolderSize += %A_LoopFileSize%
		Size := % FolderSize ? FolderSize : 0
		Return, Size
	}
	else if (FileExist(fPath) <> "")
	{
		FileGetSize, FileSize, %fPath%
		Size := % FileSize ? FileSize : 0
		Return, Size
	}
	else
		Return, -1
}


; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Closing subroutine

GuiClose:
CloseMe:
ExitApp
  1.  #NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases. 
  2.  #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors. 
  3.  SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability. 
  4.  SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory. 
  5.  #SingleInstance force 
  6.   
  7.  ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  8.  ; Set program Defaults 
  9.  ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  10.   
  11.  Title   := "Joes Folder Sizes" 
  12.  Desc    := "This program will display folders and their respective sizes." 
  13.  Width   := 500 
  14.  Height  := 360 
  15.  BgColor := "FFFFFF" 
  16.  MarginX := 2 
  17.  MarginY := 2 
  18.  Options := "+Caption +Border +ToolWindow -Resize -MaximizeBox -MinimizeBox +OwnDialogs" 
  19.  BaseDir := "C:\Windows\Temp" 
  20.   
  21.  ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  22.  ; Create Icons 
  23.   
  24.  ImageListID := IL_Create(5) 
  25.  Loop 5 
  26.      IL_Add(ImageListID, "shell32.dll", A_Index) 
  27.   
  28.  ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  29.  ; Create GUI 
  30.   
  31.  Gui, New, %Options%, %Title% 
  32.  Gui, Color, %BgColor% 
  33.  Gui, Margin, %MarginX%, %MarginY% 
  34.  Gui, Add, Edit, x2 y2 w406 vMyBaseDir +Disabled, %BaseDir% 
  35.  Gui, Add, Button, x408 y1 w90 h23 vMyButtonBrowse gButtonBrowse, Browse... 
  36.  Gui, Add, TreeView, x2 y25 w496 h310 vMyFolderTree ImageList%ImageListID% 
  37.  Gui, Add, StatusBar, v_StatusBar 
  38.  Gui, Show, w%Width% h%Height% xCenter yCenter 
  39.  SB_SetText("Ready.") 
  40.  Return 
  41.   
  42.  ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  43.  ; Subroutine: LoopThrough: loops through folders and counts file sizes (including subfolders) 
  44.   
  45.  LoopThrough: 
  46.  SB_SetText("Reading current directory...") 
  47.  vTotalSize = 0 
  48.  Loop, Files, %MyBaseDir%\*, F 
  49.  { 
  50.      vTotalSize := vTotalSize + A_LoopFileSize 
  51.  } 
  52.  vListingEntry := "<current_dir> (" autoByteFormat(vTotalSize) ")" 
  53.  P0:=TV_Add(vListingEntry, 0, "Icon1") 
  54.  Loop, Files, %MyBaseDir%\*, D 
  55.  { 
  56.      vThisFolder := MyBaseDir "\" A_LoopFileName 
  57.      SB_SetText("Reading " vThisFolder "...") 
  58.      vListingEntry := A_LoopFileName " (" autoByteFormat(GetFileFolderSize(vThisFolder)) ")" 
  59.      P1:=TV_Add(vListingEntry, 0, "Icon4") 
  60.  } 
  61.  SB_SetText("Ready.") 
  62.  Return 
  63.   
  64.  ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  65.  ; Subroutine: ButtonBrowse: Onclick allows user to select a folder to scan 
  66.   
  67.  ButtonBrowse: 
  68.      FileSelectFolder, vSelectedFolder, 3, , Select a folder 
  69.      if vSelectedFolder = 
  70.          MsgBox, You didn't select a folder. 
  71.      else 
  72.      { 
  73.          vSelectedFolder := RegExReplace(vSelectedFolder, "\\$")  ; Removes the trailing backslash, if present. 
  74.          GuiControl, , MyBaseDir, %vSelectedFolder% 
  75.      } 
  76.      Gui, Submit, NoHide 
  77.      GoSub, ClearTreeView 
  78.      GoSub, LoopThrough 
  79.  Return 
  80.   
  81.  ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  82.  ; Subroutine: ClearTreeView: Clears the current TreeView 
  83.   
  84.  ClearTreeView: 
  85.      TV_Delete() 
  86.  Return 
  87.   
  88.  ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  89.  ; https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/39659-func-autobyteformat-convert-bytes-to-byteskbmbgbtb/ 
  90.  ; converts Size (in bytes) to byte(s)/KB/MB/GB/TB (uses best option) 
  91.  ; decimalPlaces is the number of decimal places to round 
  92.  ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  93.  autoByteFormat(size, decimalPlaces = 2) 
  94.  { 
  95.      static size1 = "KB", size2 = "MB", size3 = "GB", size4 = "TB" 
  96.   
  97.      sizeIndex := 0 
  98.   
  99.      while (size >= 1024) 
  100.      { 
  101.          sizeIndex++ 
  102.          size /= 1024.0 
  103.   
  104.          if (sizeIndex = 4) 
  105.              break 
  106.      } 
  107.   
  108.      return (sizeIndex = 0) ? size " byte" . (size != 1 ? "s" : "") 
  109.          : round(size, decimalPlaces) . " " . size%sizeIndex% 
  110.  } 
  111.   
  112.  ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  113.  ; https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/67917-get-folder-size/ 
  114.  ; function to loop through files/subfolders and total the file sizes 
  115.   
  116.  GetFileFolderSize(fPath="") 
  117.  { 
  118.      FolderSize := 0 
  119.      if InStr(FileExist(fPath), "D") 
  120.      { 
  121.          Loop, %fPath%\*.*, 1, 1 
  122.              FolderSize += %A_LoopFileSize% 
  123.          Size := % FolderSize ? FolderSize : 0 
  124.          Return, Size 
  125.      } 
  126.      else if (FileExist(fPath) <> "") 
  127.      { 
  128.          FileGetSize, FileSize, %fPath% 
  129.          Size := % FileSize ? FileSize : 0 
  130.          Return, Size 
  131.      } 
  132.      else 
  133.          Return, -1 
  134.  } 
  135.   
  136.   
  137.  ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  138.  ; Closing subroutine 
  139.   
  140.  GuiClose: 
  141.  CloseMe: 
  142.  ExitApp 
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