Windows File Explorer Not Showing Correct Folder Size If Folder Named 'Applications'

its fixed in 1903 update

Dear Allan_AU,

Please forgive my scepticism but, I earlier couldn't found any reference to this problem in MS documentation, although I'm one of the several victims of this undocumented issue which has a long history. And I still can't find any reference in MS related documentation that this issue has been fixed in 1903 update of Windows 10.

Can you please refer to any MS related documentation, etc. showing they accepted this as an issue and fixed it in 1903. Life with Windows 10 becomes unbearable and I'm looking for options like rolling back to pre-1803 W10 or moving my data from NTFS to other OSes and filesystems.

Your response is very important to finalize my decision.

Best regards,

Cagatay

Long Path support is built into 1903 and added to RS5 devices by KB 4516077

See text in Enable Long Paths in Windows 10, Version 1607, and Later on DOCS that reads....

 Starting in Windows 10, version 1607, MAX_PATH limitations have been removed from common

Win32 file and directory functions. However, you must opt-in to the new behavior.

To enable the new long path behavior, both of the following conditions must be met:

1. The registry key

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem LongPathsEnabled (Type: REG_DWORD) must exist and be set to 1.

The key's value will be cached by the system (per process) after the first call to an affected Win32 file or directory function (see below for the list of functions). The registry key will not be reloaded during the lifetime of the process. In order for all apps on the system to recognize the value of the key, a reboot might be required because some processes may have started before the key was set.

Note

This registry key can also be controlled via

Group Policy at Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem > Enable NTFS long paths.

The application manifest must also include the longPathAware element.