Why can't Microsoft display folder size?

Zaidy036 wrote in news
On 2/12/2018 8:42 PM, Ron C wrote:
On 2/12/2018 8:22 PM, Zaidy036 wrote:
On 2/12/2018 8:14 PM, Zaidy036 wrote:
On 2/12/2018 2:48 PM, Ron C wrote:
On 2/12/2018 2:19 PM, Big Al wrote:
On 2/12/2018 1:30 PM, Ron C wrote:
On 2/12/2018 12:00 PM, ...winston wrote:
"John Doe"* wrote in message news
Please refresh my memory...
Why is the file manager so lame it cannot display folder size?
Thanks, I will feel better knowing why...

Removed for resource reasons beginning with Vista.
- disappearing initially during the Vista beta as classified as
design intent for the above reasons
- i.e. memory wise - the ability has* been missing for about 11
yrs.

That being said, if one configures File Explorer to 'Display
file size information in folder tips' and 'Show pop-up
description for folder and desktop items' then placing the
cursor on the folder, waiting for the popup, will show the
folder size for some folders but not others. i.e. it's not
perfect but apparently the most Windows, itself, will provide.

However there's no provision for sorting folders by size to aid
in resource management. :-(

Try https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/* Tree Size Free.
Does an excellent job of allowing you to browse folders, and it
sorts by size as a default.

Install and just right click a folder and if it was integrated
into explorer with a shell extension, you'll see "open with
treesizefree" as an option.**** This feature may be default or
set by user in the program IIRC.

I've had treesizefree for some time. I also have SequoiaView. What
I miss
is something like foldersize that works in explorer rather than
needing a
stand-alone app.
[YMMV]
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FileMenuTools is another free program with various options
including folder size:
https://www.lopesoft.com/index.php/en/download/filemenu-tools

Folder Size is another option:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/foldersize/?source=navbar

As I recall that program/add-on didn't work for anything after XP.
Has it been updated to work in explorer with newer Win versions?
Opens an additional window with info

Just right-click on any folder and select properties. Among the things
shown will be the actual file size of all the files in the folder, the
size as taken up on the media (larger due to sector blocking), and the
number of files/folders within this folder. Not quite as quick as just
hovering over the folder, but the info is a pop-up so it stays after the
mouse moves on. I find that useful when I want to make sure that all the
contents of a folder I have moved made it safely there.