Determining folder sizes



Q Is there any way to determine the total size of a folder? I would like to be able to click on a folder and find out the total size of all the files in that folder and all subfolders in it. I am running out of disk space and want to find out which folders are the using the most space. It seems Win 95 is now using over 200Mb of a 300Mb partition: where has all the space gone? Recently I noticed one of the folders under c:\windows had 98Mb of .dll files. Is this normal or has windows lost the plot?
- Barry Vanderburg

A To view the total size of a folder and its subfolders, right-click its name in Explorer and choose Properties. If you want to know which files are occupying the most space, make sure that Explorer is set to detailed view (View--Details). Double-click the Size column header to arrange files in order of size: the largest files will appear at the top of the list.
The Windows folder, and its \System subfolder, can grow at an alarming rate. On my home system, I have 800-odd .dll files weighing at just under 90Mb, and my office system is not much different. If you install more applications, you might be forced to bite the bullet and expand your system partition, or -- if no more space is available -- install a new hard drive.
- Neville Clarkson


Category: Win95
Issue: Feb 1998
Pages: 158

These Web pages are produced by Australian PC World © 1997 IDG Communications