How do I show folder size column in Windows 7 Explorer?

Anonymous
2012-09-04T16:33:02+00:00

I have looked everywhere for adding the column to show folder size in Windows 7.  When a folder is deleted to the recycle bin, the folder size is shown in the "Size" column.  How do I mimic the recycle bin settings for all Windows Explorer viewing?

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Anonymous
2012-09-04T19:03:09+00:00

It's supposed to be a resource drag so it was removed,

There are some other third party utilities that are compatible with win-7 listed here,

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/26640-folder-size-windows-explorer.html

If you use the Arrow key the popup description/ tool tip will appear automatically without the use of a mouse to hover.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-11-21T11:30:03+00:00

    Just found a great open source work on windows 32 and 64 ! https://sourceforge.net/projects/foldersize/?source=directory

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-11-22T17:53:28+00:00

    In case anyone is still wondering this. Found this link today. http://www.nextofwindows.com/windows-7-tip-quickly-find-the-folder-size-in-the-folder-tooltip-in-windows-explorer

    Windows 7 Tip: Quickly Find the Folder Size in the Folder Tooltip in Windows Explorer

    Here is a quick tip that can be very useful and handy.

    To quickly find out how big the size of a particularly folder is, simply hover over your cursor over to it in Windows Explorer. A tooltip will popup which contains information of how big this folder is.

    Yes, no more right click and properties. But here is a catch. The real calculation takes up to 3 seconds to calculate the total size under the selected folder. If the calculation hasn’t finished after 3 seconds, Explorer will just give up and reports the size as “larger than X” where X was the size it managed to calculate within that 3 seconds.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-11-23T18:56:21+00:00

    open source on windows 32 and 64 ! 

    https://sourceforge.net/projects/foldersize/?source=directory 

    Looks like a simple answer Thanks!

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-01-30T14:07:49+00:00

    hi. to show folder size just install this one:

    http://www.mindgems.com/products/Folder-Size/Folder-Size.html

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