How to show Folder size in Windows Explorer

Go to File Explorer Options. Click on "View" tab. Tick the box beside the option "Display file size information in folder tips" in the advanced settings dialog box. Click on "OK" to save the changes.

1. How can I see folder size in details?
2. How do I show folder size in Windows?
3. Why do folders not show size?
4. How do I view file sizes in Windows 10?
5. How do I find the size of a file in Windows?
6. How do I reduce the size of a Windows folder?
7. How do I find the size of a folder and subfolder in Windows?
8. How do I find out the size of my network drive?
9. How do I find the size of a C drive folder?
10. How can I see the size of a folder in OneDrive?
11. How do I find large folders in Windows 10?
12. How do I sort folders by size in Windows 10?

How can I see folder size in details?

From the View menu, click Choose Details. Put a checkmark near Folder Size, and click OK. Use CTRL and + key combination to resize the column width, so that the Folder Size column is displayed correctly.

How do I show folder size in Windows?

For the most detailed view of your folder sizes, you'll have to use the Properties feature. To do so, right-click on a folder and select Properties at the bottom of the menu. A new window will open up and show you some additional info on your folder.

Why do folders not show size?

Windows Explorer does not show folder sizes because Windows doesn't know, and cannot know, without a potentially long and laborious process. A single folder might contain hundreds of thousands or even millions of files, each one of which would have to be looked at to obtain the folder size.

How do I view file sizes in Windows 10?

Here's how to find your largest files.

1. Open File Explorer (aka Windows Explorer).
2. Select "This PC" in the left pane so you can search your whole computer. ...
3. Type "size: " into the search box and select Gigantic.
4. Select "details" from the View tab.
5. Click the Size column to sort by largest to smallest.

How do I find the size of a file in Windows?

Microsoft Windows users

Locate and highlight the file(s) or folder that you want to determine the size. Right-click the file and click Properties. The image below shows that you can determine the size of the file or files you have highlighted from in the file properties window.

How do I reduce the size of a Windows folder?

To compress a folder, do the following:

1. right-click on the folder.
2. select Properties.
3. click on Advanced...
4. check the "Compress contents to save disk space" option.
5. click OK twice.

How do I find the size of a folder and subfolder in Windows?

The easiest and most well known method is to use the context menu and check the properties of the folder. If you right click a folder and select properties Explorer will recursively scan every file and display the total size as it progresses in the properties window you can see in the screenshot on the right.

How do I find out the size of my network drive?

How to check the available disk space / usage

1. In windows explorer, browse to the network share, then to the folder that you want to check the disk usage, right client on the folder and select properties.
2. In the properties window, click on the "OES Info" tab, and check the "Space Available" field.

How do I find the size of a C drive folder?

Make sure the "Windows (C)" drive is selected, and click in the search field in the upper right corner of the window, then click the "Size" link. 7. Click on "Gigantic (> 128 MB)" in the menu if looking for files of that size or larger.

How can I see the size of a folder in OneDrive?

Here is how you can find it.

1. Step 1: Log into your OneDrive account. Log into your OneDrive account directly on onedrive.live.com. ...
2. Step 2: Click on the Settings Button. ...
3. Step 3: Click on OneDrive Settings. ...
4. Step 4: Click on More Settings. ...
5. Step 5: Find Storage Metrics. ...
6. Step 6: Check Your OneDrive for Business Storage Metrics.

How do I find large folders in Windows 10?

Find Large Files Through File Explorer

1. Open File Explorer by clicking its icon on the taskbar.
2. Click File in the left upper corner and choose Change folders and search options. Then a Folder Options window will pop up.
3. Skip to View tab and check Show hidden files, folders, and drives.

How do I sort folders by size in Windows 10?

You can utilize the search box on the upper right part of the window, to find and sort out folders depending on their sizes. On the search box, simply type "size:" and a drop-down option will be made available. This way, you can easily sort folders depending on their size.