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The "Charts" tab of SpaceObServer is able to visualize folder sizes as pie chart, bar chart or tree map. A chart always shows the size of the subfolders of the currently selected folder.

A pie chart shows the size, allocated space, wasted space etc. depending on what kind of view type the user selected in the View menu. You can choose to group sizes by extensions, by users or by subfolders in the chart toolbar.  In the pie chart, small slices may be summarized in a slice named "Other". You can customize the percental value of summarized entries with the option "Set Other Slice Value" of the pie chart context menu. Set this value to 0 to not merge any entries in an "Other" slice. The bar chart shows the size, allocated and wasted space together in one chart because: size + wasted space = allocated space. If a bar chart doesn't fit in the window, a scrollbar is displayed on the right side, which allows scrolling in the chart.

Moving the mouse to a slice or bar shows detailed information about the corresponding folder, double clicking will change into the selected folder. The chart toolbar allows you to manipulate the charts in several ways, for example zooming, turning on or off the grid lines, switching between 2D and 3D mode. Using this toolbar, you can also copy the current chart to the clipboard or save it as a file. You can turn on or off the chart toolbar under "View / Toolbars" or in the context menu of the chart.

Choose "Print Chart" from the "File" menu to print a chart. A chart will be printed exactly as you see it on the screen.