Aug
13
2008
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 XPWhat are the Technical Details & Compatibility?
| Name | Folder Size |
| Software Version | 2.4 |
| Release Date | November 15, 2007 |
| Compatibility | Windows 98/ME/2000/XP |
| Homepage | http://sourceforge.net/projects/foldersize/ |
| Download | Download |
| Download Size | 225KB |
| OS Reviewed On | Windows XP Pro |
| Size on Disk | 340KB |
| Memory Use (Base) | 2,952K |
| License | Freeware |
| Review Date | August 2008 |
What is the ProReviewer Experience?
| Name | Folder Size |
| User Level | Any |
| Functionality | Simple |
| Complexity | Low |
| Interface | Good |
| General Usability | Very Good |
| Overall Experience | Very Good |
| Help | None |
| Resources | Low (To Moderate) |
This is a very useful utility if you want to be able to quickly get the folder size for folders and sub-folders as well as the number of files and sub-folders.
Personally I rate this as:
Very Useful – Simple to Use
What Could Make it be Better?
- Some Help
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What are the Tags?
Technorati Tags: Freeware, Independant Review, Windows Explorer, File Size, Folder Size, Programs, Software, Utilities, Vista, Windows, Windows XP
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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.