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"Where have the space gone?" app for Android
Project description
Since there is no activity on https://github.com/IvanVolosyuk/diskusage/issues/56 , post here.
1 a user triggers a FS scan 2 the app scans the fs and records exacts sizes of each file into an SQLite db alongside with its hash and some metadata. Let's call it "a snapshot". 3 the user creates an another snapshot 4 snapshots are stored in a differential way saving space. 5 A user selects a pair of snapshots, the app computes their diff and shows to a user sorting by size difference. 6 there should be a way to create a snapshot and compare it to the previous one without involving any storage. This is needed because a) the internal storage may have 0 (ZERO) bytes of free space and to free it it is crucial to understand what have eaten it b) and doesn't inflict flash wear
The app is the most useful for Android phones with little flash, but would be useful for other devices and platforms too.
Complexity and required time
Complexity
- [x] Beginner - This project requires no or little prior knowledge of the technolog(y|ies) specified to contribute to the project
Required time (ETA)
- [x] Little work - A couple of days (in fact I have written some bash scripts doing this, but they have drawbacks)
Of course you can. Also take a look at https://github.com/aide/aide , it is not about space, but also abot recording FS state.