Research

Disk Guide Statistics 2026: 22 Analyzed

ScanMyDisk publishes 22 public disk-space guides. 16 of 22 guides (73%) are macOS storage guides and are not a Mac download. 6 of 22 guides (27%) are Windows product guides. Newest guide date: 2026-10-15.

Data through 2026-10-15.

Findings

ScanMyDisk publishes 22 public disk-space guides.

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The newest guide date is 2026-10-15 and the oldest is 2025-09-12.

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16 of 22 guides (73%) are macOS storage guides and are not a Mac download. 6 of 22 guides (27%) are Windows product guides.

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17 of 22 guides (77%) are dated 2026. 5 of 22 guides (23%) are dated 2025.

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22 of 22 guides (100%) list Firoj Alam as the author.

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6 of 22 guides (27%) are dated 2026-10-15. 3 of 22 guides (14%) are dated 2026-02-08.

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30 of 47 tags (64%) appear on one guide. 17 of 47 tags (36%) appear on two or more guides.

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The Windows tag is on 6 of 22 guides (27%). That is the same set as the Windows product guides.

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By platform

PlatformGuidesShare of 22 guides
Windows product guides627%
macOS storage guides1673%

By guide date

YearGuidesShare of 22 guides
2025523%
20261777%

By publish date

DateGuides
2026-10-156
2026-02-083
2026-01-311
2026-01-301
2026-01-291
2026-01-281
2026-01-201
2026-01-181
2026-01-121
2026-01-051
2025-11-221
2025-11-051
2025-10-251
2025-09-281
2025-09-121

By tag

TagGuides
Windows6
Cleanup5
Cache4
Developer4
Disk Analysis3
Docker3
Beginner2
Comparison2
Deep Cleanup2
Disk Analyzer2
Disk Space2
Duplicates2
Node.js2
NPM2
Quick Fix2
System Data2
Xcode2
Alternative1
Android Studio1
APFS1
AppData1
Caches1
CleanMyMac1
DaisyDisk1
DerivedData1
DevOps1
Disk Full1
Emulator1
Free Alternative1
GrandPerspective1
Hidden Files1
iOS Development1
iPhone Emulator1
Logs1
Mac Maintenance1
Mac Optimization1
macOS Sequoia1
Money Saving1
node_modules1
Other Volumes1
Recursive Search1
Review1
Simulator1
Speed Test1
Virtualization1
Web Development1
WSL1

Guides in rank order

GuideDateKind
Best Windows Disk Space Analyzers in 2026: Scan My Disk vs. WinDirStat, WizTree & TreeSize2026-10-15Windows product guide
How to Find and Delete Duplicate Files on Windows 10 & 11 Using 3-Pass Content Hashing2026-10-15Windows product guide
How to Safely Clean AppData and ProgramData Leftovers on Windows 10 & 112026-10-15Windows product guide
Scan My Disk Review: A $5 Windows Disk Space Analyzer That Makes You Look Before You Delete2026-10-15Windows product guide
The Developer's Windows Disk Cleanup Guide: Reclaim 50GB+ from node_modules, Gradle & Visual Studio Caches2026-10-15Windows product guide
Why Docker Desktop and WSL2 Eat 100GB+ on Windows (And How to Shrink ext4.vhdx Safely)2026-10-15Windows product guide
DaisyDisk Alternatives: Free Disk Analyzers We've Actually Tested2026-02-08macOS storage guide
GrandPerspective is Great. But It's Time for Something Modern.2026-02-08macOS storage guide
What is 'Other Volumes in Container'? (And Why It's So Large)2026-02-08macOS storage guide
'Other' System Data Explained: The Developer's Guide2026-01-31macOS storage guide
Node_Modules Black Hole: Recursively Finding and Cleaning Projects2026-01-30macOS storage guide
Docker.raw: Why is my Mac out of space when Docker is empty?2026-01-29macOS storage guide
The Hidden Cost of Xcode: How to Safely Reclaim 50GB+ from DerivedData2026-01-28macOS storage guide
Docker and Xcode Are Eating Your SSD. Here's the Fix.2026-01-20macOS storage guide
Android Studio is Eating 100GB of Your Mac. Here's How to Stop It.2026-01-18macOS storage guide
You Probably Have 50GB of node_modules You Forgot About2026-01-12macOS storage guide
macOS Sequoia Update Made Your Disk Full? Here's What to Check.2026-01-05macOS storage guide
CleanMyMac X Has a Yearly Subscription. Here's Our Alternative.2025-11-22macOS storage guide
Finding Duplicate Files on Mac Without Paying for an App2025-11-05macOS storage guide
~/Library is Where Your Mac Storage Goes to Hide2025-10-25macOS storage guide
The Mystery of Mac 'System Data': 7 Folders You Can Actually Delete2025-09-28macOS storage guide
Where Did All My Mac Storage Go? (A No-BS Guide)2025-09-12macOS storage guide

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Methodology

  • Source: the public guide catalog shipped with this site. Each row is one published guide. This is not a survey and not a sample of disk scans.
  • Included: every guide in that catalog. Duplicate slugs keep the newer date. Nothing else is added.
  • Excluded: licence sales, page-view counts, customer accounts, and any gigabyte figure written inside a guide. Those figures are examples, not measurements.
  • Windows product guides are the guides outside the macOS storage set. The other guides are macOS storage articles. They are not a Mac download.
  • Rank: publish date, newest first. The same date is ordered by title.
  • Shares use the nearest whole percent. A gap under 5 points is described as about the same. A share is omitted when its denominator is under 20.
  • Updated means the newest guide date in the catalog, not the day this page was built.

Citation

ScanMyDisk. Disk Guide Statistics 2026: 22 Analyzed. https://www.scanmydisk.com/research/guides. Data through October 2026.

Questions

How many disk-space guides does ScanMyDisk publish?

ScanMyDisk publishes 22 public disk-space guides.

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How many of the guides are Windows product guides?

16 of 22 guides (73%) are macOS storage guides and are not a Mac download. 6 of 22 guides (27%) are Windows product guides.

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Which years are the guides from?

17 of 22 guides (77%) are dated 2026. 5 of 22 guides (23%) are dated 2025.

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Who is listed as the author?

22 of 22 guides (100%) list Firoj Alam as the author.

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How many tags appear on only one guide?

30 of 47 tags (64%) appear on one guide. 17 of 47 tags (36%) appear on two or more guides.

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