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    Requires GNU coreutils (e.g., macOS users can run `brew install coreutils`).

    # macOS

    Navigate to `System Settings` -> `Storage`.

    # Windows

    Files and Directories: `ls | select Name,@{n="Length"; e={[long](ls $_ -file -rec | measure Length -sum | % Sum)}} | sort Length -d }`
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    # Android

    Navigate to `Files` -> `Clean`.
    Navigate to `Files` -> `Clean`.

    # iOS / iPadOS

    Navigate to `Settings` -> `General` -> `Storage`.
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    Files and Directories: `ls | select Name,@{n="Length"; e={[long](ls $_ -file -rec | measure Length -sum | % Sum)}} | sort Length -d }`

    Or navigate to `Settings` -> `Storage` -> `Other`.
    Or navigate to `Settings` -> `Storage` -> `Other`.

    # Android

    Navigate to `Files` -> `Clean`.
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    # Windows

    Files and Directories: `ls | select Name,@{n="Length"; e={[long](ls $_ -file -rec | measure Length -sum | % Sum)}} | sort Length -d }`
    Files and Directories: `ls | select Name,@{n="Length"; e={[long](ls $_ -file -rec | measure Length -sum | % Sum)}} | sort Length -d }`

    Or navigate to `Settings` -> `Storage` -> `Other`.
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    # UNIX

    Files: `ls -lSh | gtac`
    Files: `ls -lSh | tac`

    Directories: `du -hd 1 | gsort -h`
    Directories: `du -hd 1 | sort -h`

    Requires GNU coreutils (e.g., macOS users can run `brew install coreutils`).

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    # UNIX

    Files: `ls -lSh | gtac`

    Directories: `du -hd 1 | gsort -h`
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    # Unix/Linux

    Files: `ls -lSh | tac`

    Directories: `du -hd 1 | sort -h`

    # Mac OS

    Requires coreutils (`brew install coreutils`).

    Files: `ls -lSh | gtac`

    Directories: `du -hd 1 . | gsort -h`
    Directories: `du -hd 1 | gsort -h`

    Requires GNU coreutils (e.g., macOS users can run `brew install coreutils`).

    # Windows

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    Requires coreutils (`brew install coreutils`).

    Files: `du -hd 1 . | gsort -h`
    Files: `ls -lSh | gtac`

    Directories: `ls -lSh | gtac`
    Directories: `du -hd 1 . | gsort -h`

    # Windows

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    # Unix/Linux

    Files: `ls -lSh | tac`

    Directories: `du -hd 1 | sort -h`

    Mac users can: `brew install coreutils ; du -hd 1 . | gsort -h; ls -lSh | gtac`
    # Mac OS

    Requires coreutils (`brew install coreutils`).

    Files: `du -hd 1 . | gsort -h`

    Directories: `ls -lSh | gtac`

    # Windows

    Files and Directories: `ls | select Name,@{n="Length"; e={[long](ls $_ -file -rec | measure Length -sum | % Sum)}} | sort Length -d }`
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    Files:
    Files: `ls -lSh | tac`

    ```
    $ ls -lSh | tac
    ```
    Directories: `du -hd 1 | sort -h`

    Directories:

    ```
    $ du -hd 1 | sort -h
    ```

    Mac users can:

    ```
    $ brew install coreutils
    $ du -hd 1 . | gsort -h
    $ ls -lSh | gtac
    ```
    Mac users can: `brew install coreutils ; du -hd 1 . | gsort -h; ls -lSh | gtac`
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    Files:

    ```
    $ ls -lSh | tac
    ```

    Directories:

    ```
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    ```
    $ brew install coreutils
    $ du -hd 1 . | gsort -h
    ```

    Files:

    ```
    $ ls -lSh | tac
    $ ls -lSh | gtac
    ```
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    Files:

    ```
    $ ls -lSh
    $ ls -lSh | tac
    ```
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    Directories:

    ```
    $ du -h --max-depth 1 . | sort -h
    $ du -hd 1 | sort -h
    ```

    Mac users can
    Mac users can:

    ```
    $ brew install coreutils
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    Directories:

    ```
    $ du -h -d 1 <some-top-level-directory> | sort -h
    $ du -h --max-depth 1 . | sort -h
    ```

    Mac users can

    ```
    $ brew install coreutils
    $ du -h -d 1 <some-top-level-directory> | gsort -h
    $ du -hd 1 . | gsort -h
    ```

    Files:

    ```
    $ ls -lSh <some-top-level-directory>
    $ ls -lSh
    ```
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    ```
    $ brew install coreutils
    $ du -h -d 1 <some-top-level-directory> 2>/dev/null | gsort -h
    $ du -h -d 1 <some-top-level-directory> | gsort -h
    ```

    Files:
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    $ du -h -d 1 <some-top-level-directory> | sort -h
    ```

    Mac users can `brew install coreutils; du -h -d 1 <some-top-level-directory> 2>/dev/null | gsort -h`
    Mac users can

    ```
    $ brew install coreutils
    $ du -h -d 1 <some-top-level-directory> 2>/dev/null | gsort -h
    ```

    Files:

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    Directories:

    ```
    $ du -h --max-depth=1 <some-top-level-directory> | sort -h
    $ du -h -d 1 <some-top-level-directory> | sort -h
    ```

    Mac users can `brew install coreutils; du -h <some-top-level-directory> 2>/dev/null | gsort -h`
    Mac users can `brew install coreutils; du -h -d 1 <some-top-level-directory> 2>/dev/null | gsort -h`

    Files:

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    ```

    Mac users can `brew install coreutils; du -h <some-top-level-directory> 2>/dev/null | gsort -h`

    Files:

    ```
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    Files:

    ```
    $ ls -lSh
    $ ls -lSh <some-top-level-directory>
    ```
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    Directories:

    ```
    $ du -h --max-depth=1 <some-top-level-directory> | sort -h
    ```

    Files:

    ```
    $ ls -lSh
    ```
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    ```
    $ du -h --max-depth=1 . | sort -h
    $ du -h --max-depth=1 <some-top-level-directory> | sort -h
    ```
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    ```
    $ du -h --max-depth=1 . | sort -h
    ```