List Top File-size Files
This Python script is designed to list the top files by size on a file drive (under Windows-OS), as determined by the user.
Requirements
In order to use this script, you must have Python 3 installed on your system. You will also need to have the os and sys modules installed.
Usage
- Run the script from the command line using
python listTopFilesizedFiles.py. - Enter the path of the drive you would like to search when prompted.
- Enter the number of files you would like to see listed when prompted.
- Choose an action from the menu that appears:
- Enter a file number to open that file’s location in Windows Explorer
- Enter
0to exit the program - Enter
rto run the script again from the beginning
- If you choose to open a file location, a Windows Explorer window will open to the directory containing the selected file.
- If you choose to exit the program, the script will end.
- If you choose to run the script again, you will be prompted to enter a new drive path and number of files to list.
Example
python listTopFilesizedFiles.py
Enter the path of the drive you want to search: C:\Users
Enter the number of files to list: 10
Top 10 biggest files in C:\Users:
1. File1.txt - 500 MB
2. File2.exe - 300 MB
3. File3.pdf - 200 MB
4. File4.mp4 - 150 MB
5. File5.ppt - 100 MB
6. File6.xlsx - 90 MB
7. File7.docx - 80 MB
8. File8.iso - 70 MB
9. File9.dll - 60 MB
10. File10.zip - 50 MB
What would you like to do?
Enter a file number to open its location, enter 0 to exit, or enter r to start over: 2
Opening File2.exe location in Windows Explorer...
License
This script is released under the MIT License. Feel free to use it however you like.
Download
You can download the sourcecode and find more details on my github-repository:
https://github.com/smartDevel/list_Top_Size_Files
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