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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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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.
open source on windows 32 and 64 !
https://sourceforge.net/projects/foldersize/?source=directory
Looks like a simple answer Thanks!
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.
Just found a great open source work on windows 32 and 64 ! https://sourceforge.net/projects/foldersize/?source=directory
The number of tiny files applications keep around has greatly expanded since the days of Windows 95.
Besides, not all of us can afford to upgrade every year.
