Folder Size

Author: Samer

FolderSize ScreenshotRating: 55 Star Rating 

Version tested:  2.3

Description: Folder Size is a free utility that displays the size of folders in Explorer folder windows alongside file sizes. Works with Windows 2000 and XP, does not work with 64-bit Windows PCs.

Despite the fact that I know that Windows does not display the folder sizes in explorer windows, I somehow manage to be surprised every time I need the folder sizes, look for them, and find that they are not there. This program will finally put them there (see screenshot).

How to use this program: After installing, open any folder explorer window to ‘details’ view, right click on the column header, uncheck the original ’size’, check ‘foldersize’, and move that column to where you want it to be. Next go to the tools menu, folder options, ‘view’ tab and click on ‘apply to all folders’.

Not much more to say about this, except perhaps a big thank you to the developer.

Go to the download and install page for the latest version. The Program home page.

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9 Comments so far

  1. tf76 on November 15th, 2006

    I prefer Windirstat

    a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Microsoft Windows (all current variants).

    http://windirstat.info/

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    [...] program is similar to Folder Size in that it displays the size of folders in Windows explorer (which, in case you haven’t [...]

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  4. Jake on January 13th, 2008

    As of version 2.4, it appears that 64-bit support is included.

  5. DMEXBar brings the functionality of a dual pane file manager to Windows Explorer Review & Download Link | freewaregenius.com on February 6th, 2008

    [...] the sizes for those. I am finding this function to be preferable to explorer extensions such as Folder Size or FileUsage in that it only calculates sizes when you tell it to for the folders you want, which [...]

  6. pedro on May 3rd, 2008

    para uso del conteo de imagenes

  7. suz on June 26th, 2008

    Thanks Developpers,
    It works fast and very light, simple.
    Enough for me…

  8. motaz shabaana on August 16th, 2008

    [...] Folder Size: this free Windows Explorer extension provides a “Folder Size” column in Windows [...]

  9. Petja on August 21st, 2008

    I use this one instead:

    http://www.ketara.ca/folder-sizes-disk-space.html

    It’s cheaper and has much nicer charts.

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