This AutoHotKey script shows usages indicators for specified volumes on your Windows desktop.
#SingleInstance, Force
#persistent
;===================================== Parameters =====================================
Volumes = C E ;Which volume to display; example 1: C example 2: C E
RefreshTime = 5 ;Refresh time in seconds. 600=10 minutes
PlentySpace = 40 ;Up to this percentage the bar is green (or whatever color you specify)
NotMuchSpace = 80 ;From this percentage up the bar is red (or whatever color you specify)
;Colors
Opacity = 150 ;Bar opacity [0-255]
ColPlenty = Lime ;Color for plenty space left
ColNormal = 6699FF ;Normal color
ColNotMuchLeft = Red ;Disk nearly full
;Position
WindowX = 1770 ;Horizontal position on screen, negative values allowed for secundairy monitors left of the primary.
WindowY = 10 ;Top margin
;================================= End of Parameters ==================================
RefreshTime := RefreshTime*1000 ;Convert from seconds to milliseconds; do not change
;This part is for transparency.
CustomColor = EEAA99
Gui +LastFound +AlwaysOnTop -Caption +ToolWindow
Gui, Color, %CustomColor%
WinSet, TransColor, %CustomColor% %opacity%
;Create the progress bars
Loop, Parse, Volumes, %A_SPACE%
{
Gui, Add, Progress, vVolInfo%A_LoopField%
}
Gui, Show, x%WindowX% y%WindowY% ;Create the window containing the bar(s)
SetTimer, UpdateVolInfo, %RefreshTime% ;Update it every once in a while
UpdateVolInfo:
Loop, Parse, Volumes, %A_SPACE%
{
vol=%A_LoopField%
DriveGet, capacity, capacity, %vol%:\ ;Get drive capacity
DriveSpaceFree, free, %vol%:\ ;Get available disk space
inuse := capacity - free ;Calculate in use capacity
percinuse := (inuse/capacity)*100 ;Calculate percentage in use
;Determine the bar color
BarColor=%ColNormal%
ifLess, percinuse, %PlentySpace%
BarColor=%ColPlenty%
ifGreater, percinuse, %NotMuchSpace%
BarColor=%ColNotMuchLeft%
GuiControl, +c%BarColor%, VolInfo%vol% ;Set the bar color
GuiControl,, VolInfo%vol%, %percinuse% ;Set the bar's progress
}
return