--- title: "Dev boxes, shared machines and migrations · Space Wizard" description: "Developer workstations full of build output, the family computer, and the triage before a move." url: "https://royalsoftworks.com/products/space-wizard/use-cases/workstations-and-migrations/" source: "https://royalsoftworks.com" format: "markdown" note: "Markdown rendering of the HTML page at `url`. Same content, same canonical URL." --- Use cases · 2 of 2 # Dev boxes, shared machines and migrations. Developer workstations full of build output, the family computer, and the triage before a move. Developer workstations ## Where did 40 GB of build artifacts go? The challenge.node\_modules, build caches, old container layers and duplicated dependency trees pile up across a dozen project folders, invisible until the disk is nearly out. With Space Wizard.Sort by size, filter to a minimum of 500 MB, and the heavy project trees surface immediately. The duplicate check finds the same dependency tarball cached in four places. - Filter by extension or minimum size in MB - Sort by size to find the single biggest folder fast - "Stay on one filesystem" keeps a scan out of mounted volumes you didn't mean to include Shared & family machines ## Whose files are actually eating the disk? The challenge.A shared machine accumulates downloads, exports and duplicate photo imports across several people, with nobody owning the cleanup. With Space Wizard.One scan surfaces the folders worth a conversation, and the Duplicates tab turns a folder-by-folder hunt into a five-minute job — with at least one copy of everything always kept. - No account needed, per user or at all - Filter by file type to focus on photos, videos or downloads - Deletes land in the recycle bin if someone wasn't ready to lose a file Before a migration ## What's actually worth carrying over? The challenge.Ahead of a hardware refresh, a server move or an OS reinstall, it's unclear how much of the old disk is real current data versus duplicates and stale downloads not worth moving. With Space Wizard.Scan the source, clear the duplicates, and copy a drive that's already been trimmed — instead of paying to move years of clutter and then discovering it on the new machine. - See the real footprint of each folder before deciding what to keep - Clear duplicates before the backup, not after - Windows machines scanned locally, Linux servers over SFTP, with nothing installed on the server ## See exactly how a scan runs. What gets hashed, what gets skipped, and what happens on a remote host versus a local drive. [How it works](https://royalsoftworks.com/products/space-wizard/how-it-works/) [Security](https://royalsoftworks.com/products/space-wizard/security/) Free to download, no account · Pro €20 once, VAT included · Windows · [Download free →](https://royalsoftworks.com/download/#space-wizard) [Previous Servers, hosting and laptops.](https://royalsoftworks.com/products/space-wizard/use-cases/servers-and-laptops/) [All of Space Wizard use cases](https://royalsoftworks.com/products/space-wizard/use-cases/)