How to list the biggest files in a folder - Noob vs. Pro
AI Noob Answer:
"use "find" on Linux and MacOS:
find /path/to/directory -type f -exec du -h {} + | sort -rh | head -n 10
... how intuitive.
The "-type f" option tells find to for files, not dirs. "-exec" tells to run the command "du -h" on each file. The "du -h" command ... blabla ...
On Windows, you can use "forfiles":
forfiles /S /M *.* /C "cmd /c echo @file @fsize" /O:D /X
... bullshit. this command produces an error "invalid option /O:D"!
Is that helpful? Not really.
It's as stupid as: "Build a robot and train his AI to type DIR /OD for every folder and subfolder, rememember the biggest files therein, then think of the overall biggest files and write it into a file. Should only take five years."
Pro Answer:
Forget the above junk, download the free open source SFK for any system and type:
sfk big mydir
Done. Example output:
5572 mydir\foo3.txt
5658 mydir\foo1.txt
12905 mydir\media\logo.jpg
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