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id: freeing-space.is-storage-inspector-the-same-as-whats-using-space
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/is-storage-inspector-the-same-as-whats-using-space
category: "Freeing up space"
subcategory: "What's Using Space (Storage Inspector)"
question: "Is the Storage Inspector the same as What's Using Space?"
alt_questions:
  - "Storage Inspector vs What's Using Space"
  - "Where is the Storage Inspector?"
  - "Two names for the same window?"
  - "Storage Inspector button in popover"
  - "What's Using Space or Storage Inspector"
short_answer: "Yes. It's the same window: the menus call it What's Using Space and the popover button calls it Storage Inspector. Open it from either, or from the Home screen tile."
tags: ["storage inspector", "whats using space", "navigation"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-whats-using-space"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Is the Storage Inspector the same as What's Using Space?

Yes — it's one window with two names. The menus use the plainer name, **What's Using Space**, and some screens and the popover's blue button call it the **Storage Inspector**.

You can open it from:

- the **Storage Inspector** button in the menu bar popover,
- **More menu ••• → What's Using Space…**,
- the **What's Using Space** tile on the Home screen.

See [What is What's Using Space?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-whats-using-space)