I run Directory Report all the time at work
I have to debug multiple client code branches which are generted weekly,
so I am constantly running out of disk space on my local drive and
I need Directory Report to show me where I can save some space

Sometimes I want to apply a filter to only scan source code files
WinDirStat does not have any filter capabilities

I don't care where the app is installed, as long as all the files are removed during an uninstall
If you don't like the shortcuts, then just delete them - no big deal

I don't want ALL my drives to be scanned since scanning network drives will take overnight
It takes a few seconds to learn how use Directory Report - no big deal

I made a comparison on features between the two programs

Select one or more folders to scan DR-Yes WDS-No
WinDirStat can only scan ONE folder

Save previous directories and drives
that were scanned so that you don't have
to browse for them all over again DR-Yes WDS-No

Select one or more drives to scan DR-Yes WDS-Yes
Pause and continue a scan DR-Yes WDS-No
Save / Read all settings from a file DR-Yes WDS-No
Run from command line with settings file DR-Yes WDS-No

File name filter DR-Yes WDS-No
File name exclude filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Directory Exlude filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Directory filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Created date filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Accessed date filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Modified date filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Created date > Accessed date filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Any dates = 0 filter DR-Yes WDS-No
File has NTFS streams filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Minimum size filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Maximum size filter DR-Yes WDS-No
System file attribute filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Compressed file attribute filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Encrypted file attribute filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Archive file attribute filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Read Only file attribute filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Hidden file attribute filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Linked file attribute filter DR-Yes WDS-No
File owner filter DR-Yes WDS-No
File owner exclude filter DR-Yes WDS-No
Duplicate files filter DR-Yes WDS-No

Output format
Text file DR-Yes WDS-No
Clipboard DR-Yes WDS-No
Excel file (CSV) DR-Yes WDS-No
Excel program DR-Yes WDS-No
HTML file DR-Yes WDS-No
XML file DR-Yes WDS-No
Printer DR-Yes WDS-No

Report Directory and their files DR-Yes WDS-No
Report Largest files DR-Yes WDS-No
Report Largest directoriers DR-Yes WDS-No
Report Duplicate files DR-Yes WDS-No
Report Duplicate directories DR-Yes WDS-No
Report total files/bytes per user DR-Yes WDS-No

WinDirStat only shows a summary
of all directories and their size
for an email

Set font for display and printer DR-Yes WDS-No
Select which file attributes to print DR-Yes WDS-No
Reports file owner DR-Yes WDS-No
Reports file crc DR-Yes WDS-No
Reports file creation date DR-Yes WDS-No
Reports file accessed date DR-Yes WDS-No
Shows file modifiy date DR-Yes WDS-Yes
Select any two files and compare (text mode) DR-Yes WDS-No
Select any two files and compare (binary mode) DR-Yes WDS-No
Select any two dirs and compare them DR-Yes WDS-No
Select any two files and show their properties DR-Yes WDS-Yes
Select a dir and create a DOS cmd window there DR-Yes WDS-Yes
Select a dir and run MS-Explorer there DR-Yes WDS-Yes


Print/save AVI properties DR-Yes WDS-No
Print/save MP3 properties DR-Yes WDS-No
Print/save MSI properties DR-Yes WDS-No
Print/save MS-Office properties DR-Yes WDS-No
Print/Save Version (exe / dll) properties DR-Yes WDS-No
Print/Save WAV properties DR-Yes WDS-No

Delete a file to the recycle bin DR-Yes WDS-Yes
Delete a file permanently DR-Yes WDS-Yes
Create a link to a file DR-Yes WDS-No

If the program works for you then that's great. However you can argue your points all day long but that doesn't mean that it's better than windirstat; that doesn't mean that it's worse either it's just different. Obviously neither are going to work for everyone and digerati was making points on how he feels like software should perform and how customizable it is to the user's needs so there is no need to get defensive over it. For example he likes software that will allow him to install it onto a partition other than the windows partition because on his system he, for the most part, doesn't want programs to be installed there. He has his own reasons for that and he must not really care for programs that don't have that option. If you felt like he was attacking you then I'm sure that you where wrong.