Author Archives: Oliver

Began signing the commits I make to the source repo

Posted on 2012-12-18 by Oliver

I have started to sign the commits to the source repository using GnuPG and will expect the same from future contributors to the project (although OpenSSL with X509 certificates will also be accepted, of course). It provides a level of … Continue reading →

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windirstat.info now also via SSL

Posted on 2011-05-23 by Oliver

The website is now also available via SSL. This also means that you will be able to use the contact page via SSL. // Oliver

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Cleanup actions, who uses them right now?

Posted on 2011-02-05 by Oliver

Hi folks, who of you uses the cleanup actions or even created their own? How complex are they? How difficult would it be for you if they got replaced? I suppose I would provide some rather trivial migration path, but … Continue reading →

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To build WDS from the repo …

Posted on 2011-02-05 by Oliver

… you’ll have to have a 7.x SDK registered for any Visual Studio version before 2010. Currently I build with Visual Studio 2005, but solutions exist also for 2008 and 2010. The reason for this new limitation is that I … Continue reading →

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WinDirStat icons

Posted on 2010-11-06 by Oliver

Hi folks, tuqueque sent me the logo project just recently. So tonight I sat down to play a bit with what we got. Since I’m not quite so brilliant with graphics, I had to rely on a little help from … Continue reading →

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Another logo proposal

Posted on 2010-07-26 by Oliver

Hi folks, here is another logo proposal from Venezuela. Frankly, I find it more original than the logo suggested by Storm!. In a strange way it condenses the meaning of what WinDirStat does into a symbol. However, I found there … Continue reading →

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Splash screen and logo

Posted on 2009-12-05 by Oliver

Hi everyone, Storm! has joined the team and provided us with a new logo and splash screen. Have a look. And please comment: // Oliver pier

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New project member

Posted on 2009-11-19 by Oliver

Please welcome our new project member Juan (aka neglox) 😉 // Oliver

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Need feedback

Posted on 2009-09-07 by Oliver

So far WDS has proven to be fairly stable, but there are people who claim to have seen mysterious crashes every now and then. Now my question: if I was to implement a method in WDS that allows me to … Continue reading →

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MFT again

Posted on 2009-09-07 by Oliver

In order to implement this feature, there is a clear tradeoff: memory. The memory usage will, at least temporarily, spike more than it currently does. However, given that Microsoft surely has put a lot of thought into the structure of … Continue reading →

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MFT woes …

Posted on 2009-08-24 by Oliver

Just a few comments on my progress. As it appears there is no way to get access to a volume unless one has administrator rights (or – presumably – the volume ACL was changed?). That, of course, creates the problem … Continue reading →

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C’mon, keep it real guys

Posted on 2009-07-07 by Oliver

Recently I got an email asking for a trimmed down English-only version of WinDirStat. To be honest I was quite flabbergasted and upset. After all both developers involved in WinDirStat are native Germans, so why not make it a light … Continue reading →

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Exploring …

Posted on 2009-06-28 by Oliver

After a user has provided feedback with a potential way of increasing the speed of a scan manifold, I’m currently exploring the USN journal as well as using the MFT (on NTFS drives only) in order to enumerate the contents … Continue reading →

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Will resume development now

Posted on 2009-05-30 by Oliver

Although I’m not fully back to normal, I’ll start development again and hope to have a version ready around September. // Oliver

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Forced technical break

Posted on 2009-04-08 by Oliver

I dislocated my right shoulder a few days ago and will therefore not reply to emails or work on WDS in the next three weeks – minimum. Update: I’ll undergo orthopedic surgery on 27th of April, which will most likely … Continue reading →

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