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SharePoint Storage ExplorerFree

See where your SharePoint storage went.

A free Windows tool that turns the SharePoint Online “storage black box” into a clear, drilldown-able map. Sites, libraries, file types, age, access patterns - all in one place.

Read-only access · No vendor lock-in · Forever free

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Sound familiar?

SharePoint Online is a storage black box.

Limited visibility

Microsoft's admin centre only goes so far. You can't see what's actually taking up space inside each library.

Hidden giants

There are huge files in your tenant right now. You don't know which ones. You don't know which sites.

Decision paralysis

Without insights, you can't decide what to archive, delete or migrate. So you do nothing, and the bill keeps growing.

Features

Everything an admin needs. Nothing they don't.

Document Library View

Drill into any SharePoint document library - see storage usage, file composition and access patterns at the library level.

Site-level overview

Bird's-eye view across your whole SharePoint Online environment. Spot rapidly-growing sites before they become storage emergencies.

File browser

Browse, sort and inspect SharePoint files without leaving the tool. Optimised for admins, not casual users.

Top 100 files

Surface the largest files in your tenant in one click. Easy targets for archiving, deletion or relocation.

File-type breakdown

Understand the makeup of your storage - what's PDFs, what's media, what's old Office macros nobody opens.

Light + Deep scan

Quick checks when you need a rough number, or detailed deep scans when you're building a business case.

Comprehensive reporting

Detailed reports across sites, libraries, file counts and inactive content age brackets - board-meeting ready.

Read-only and secure

Operates with read-only access against SharePoint. Your data stays untouched while you analyse it.

Inside the tool

Drill from tenant to a single file.

Document Library View

Document Library View

Per-library breakdowns of storage, file composition and user activity.

File browser

File browser

Browse and sort SharePoint files without leaving the tool.

Tenant overview

Tenant overview

The strategic dashboard - file types, sizes and distribution across the whole tenant.

Charts and analytics

Charts and analytics

Top sites by size, top file types by storage - all visual, all interactive.

Used together

Storage Explorer shows you what's there. Squirrel does something about it.

Most enterprises use SharePoint Storage Explorer during the assessment phase to find the inactive content hogging space, then deploy Squirrel to archive it automatically into Azure Blob Storage. Same visibility, ongoing action - and SharePoint storage costs drop 60-85%.

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FAQ

Things people ask.

Is SharePoint Storage Explorer really free?
Yes. Completely free. We built it internally for our own work with SharePoint admins, and after enough people kept asking for it we released it as a free download. Use it forever, no email-capture wall to keep using it.
Does it work on large SharePoint Online tenants?
Yes. The Light Scan is designed for quick checks on tenants of any size. The Deep Scan takes longer on larger tenants but produces highly accurate measurements for a full storage audit.
Is it safe? What permissions does it need?
SharePoint Storage Explorer runs with read-only access against SharePoint Online. It cannot modify, move, or delete any content. It can't even create permissions changes.
How does it relate to Squirrel?
SharePoint Storage Explorer gives you the visibility. Squirrel is the automated action. Many customers use SP Storage Explorer during the assessment phase to build a Squirrel business case, then use it alongside Squirrel for ongoing tenant-wide reporting.
Can it find inactive or old files?
Yes - one of the core features. It can categorise files by last-access age (30, 90, 180, 365+ days) so you can quickly see which content is realistically a candidate for archiving.

Find out what's eating your tenant.

Download SharePoint Storage Explorer, point it at your tenant, run a scan. In under an hour you'll know more about your SharePoint storage than your admin centre will ever tell you.

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