DriveStats.io
Productivity
storage analytics
SHOW HN2021
6points
9comments
#2,279of 2,533 in 2021
Top 90%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Privacy: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks cool and useful
From 2 comments
This looks really cool. Also, thanks! I just discovered unDraw thanks to this!
dpleban on HNOk, something like 13 GB of my 15 GB Google Storage is from gmail, but I might be an unusual case. This app may be really helpful for someone on a chromebook.
twobitshifter on HN
Objections
Reading file names through Google's OAuth raises privacy concerns
From 2 comments
Love the idea. Will not use for privacy reasons. There is something less appalling from Google https://one.google.com/storage/management?from=1 Google should buy you and make it…
throwaway888abc on HNLooks really great! (I'm a fan of DaisyDisk too). This part: > Can DriveStats.io read my data in Google Drive? > No. We can only see the file/folder names For most people, I…
luckman212 on HN
Does not scan Gmail, which can be a large share of storage
From 2 comments
Cool, in the screenshots I don’t see anything that looks like GMAIL which is the largest data hog in my google drive. How does email get handled here? Did you look for…
twobitshifter on HNOk, something like 13 GB of my 15 GB Google Storage is from gmail, but I might be an unusual case. This app may be really helpful for someone on a chromebook.
twobitshifter on HN
Requests
Add a treemap visualization
From 1 comment
This only scans Google Drive, so emails are not included. The UI is heavily inspired by my favorite macOS app, Daisy Disk. :) I'll look into adding a treemap visualization.…
trungdq88 on HN
Questions
How is email handled?
From 1 comment
Cool, in the screenshots I don’t see anything that looks like GMAIL which is the largest data hog in my google drive. How does email get handled here? Did you look for…
twobitshifter on HN
Alternatives named
DaisyDisk
From 2 comments
Looks really great! (I'm a fan of DaisyDisk too). This part: > Can DriveStats.io read my data in Google Drive? > No. We can only see the file/folder names For most people, I…
luckman212 on HNCool, in the screenshots I don’t see anything that looks like GMAIL which is the largest data hog in my google drive. How does email get handled here? Did you look for…
twobitshifter on HN
Google One storage management page
From 1 comment
Love the idea. Will not use for privacy reasons. There is something less appalling from Google https://one.google.com/storage/management?from=1 Google should buy you and make it…
throwaway888abc on HN