Use “Folder Size” to Get File and Folder Details in Windows Explorer
Posted by: Barry Cleave in Freeware, tags: File Size, Folder Size, Freeware, Independant Review, Programs, Software, Utilities, Vista, Windows, Windows Explorer, Windows XPMore About What it Does in Detail:
The Sourceforge website page gives the following details:
Folder Size for Windows adds a new column to the Windows Explorer details view that displays the sizes of files and folders. A service scans your hard disk in the background and caches the results. Designed for performance!
However, the problem is that “Folder Size” is very poor at publicising it’s capabilities.
If you want to realise the benefits of the ability to display folder size information then look at the website for commercial programs that provide the same sort of functionality such as Treesize!
Having installed Folder Size and running it the following is provided:
Please note again that the lack of information and help is a problem so don’t waste your time looking for it! However, this does not mean that Folder Size isn’t an excellent utility for you to use.
This review will follow the usual format of presenting the majority of information as screenshots backed up by further information where necessary.
(click on any picture to enlarge where necessary)
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Folder Size adds additional columns, the details of which are highlighted below:
The red boxes show the standard Windows Explorer Size Column which only applies to the currently displayed files:
Folder \Size displays additional columns as shown by the Blue boxes:
- Folder Size – The size of the current folder
- Folder Children — The number of Sub-Folders under the current Folder
- File Children – The Number of Sub-Files under the current Folder
- All Children – The cumulative number of Folders + Files under the current Folder
Columns can be chosen using the standard Windows Explorer function from the View – Choose Details menu:
or by right clicking on the column headers area:
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September 23rd, 2008 at 8:31 pm - Edit
Nice one. Don’t you one sometimes, why these things aren’t already included in Windows?
October 9th, 2008 at 4:49 pm - Edit
The website for FolderSize says it does not work with Vista because Microsoft removed the API FolderSize uses to create the foldersize column. Too bad, I was really hoping to use this app in Vista.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:36 pm - Edit
Hi Joe,
Shame if it can’t be made to work with Vista, I think Foldersize is really useful. I sometimes think it’s a bit resource hungry which could do with looking at.
Regards,
Barry
January 21st, 2009 at 6:05 pm - Edit
It’s really funny since, you can do this on the mac natively.
February 12th, 2009 at 4:46 am - Edit
This is great. The fact that it adds to Windows Explorere rather than being a separate app is what I wanted. Sure there’s not much help but the app works well and is simple. That’s worth heaps to me.