Sort folders by size.

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Click on the size bar to sort files by size. But how can I sort folders by size?

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I don’t know how from native W9n, but see this thread for several add-ins.

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Assuming you are referring to Windows Explorer, you will notice that the details pane (on the right) has column headings like Name, Size, Type, Modified, Attributes. Any of those columns can be sorted by clicking on the heading. Repeated clicks toggles Ascending, Descending etc. Too sort by size click the size Heading until the larges files are at the top (or vice versa).

Andrew C

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Andrew, that won’t change the sort order of the folders, nor provide a folder size. Files-yes, folders-no.

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OOOps , stupid me, I misread the post – sorry

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Not “stupid.” Lord knows I’ve done it tons of times.

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Sorry if this is off topic, but in the past I’ve had the Attributes column visible on the Windows Explorer. I’ve recently gone searching for the option to turn that on and can’t find it. I’m sure it’s something small that I’m overlooking.
Can anyone point me in the right direction (Win98 SE)?

Many thanks…

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Right_mouse over one of the fields (e.g. name) and you should get a ‘Field chooser’.
(W2K anyway)

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Within Explorer, right click a blank area od the gray bar above the listing (Name, Size and etc). You will have a list of items to check off.

Note: I am running Windows 2000 and can NOT remember where for sure this option is in earlier OS’s.

DaveA I am so far behind, I think I am First
Genealogy....confusing the dead and annoying the living

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Hi Dave (and Leif),
Thanks for your suggestion(s). I wish it were that simple…I’ve right-clicked EVERYWHERE with no luck (tried that long before posting). I’ve searched the Folder Options, View Options – I’ve even scoured TweakUI with no luck.

Again, I’m dealing with Win98 SE.

It’s not a big thing, but I know I’ve had it enabled in the past. Bummer!
(I’ve been dying to use that one!)

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Looks like a job for Powerdesk then.

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Hi Leif,

Thanks again for your response. Although I’m baffled by this one, I’m pretty sure I did it in Win98 without any external utilities like Powerdesk. Oh well…

Thanks again!

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Within Windows Explorer go Menu, Tools, Folder Options and View tab. Scroll down to “Show file attributes in Detail View” and enter a check mark. this should do it.

DaveA I am so far behind, I think I am First
Genealogy....confusing the dead and annoying the living

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The option for this is missing from the list!
At least that explains why I couldn’t find it. I knew the option was somewhere in that ballpark.

I must be loosing my mind. I suppose I’m missing some update from Microsoft (IE Version 5.00.334.2101IC)…
Thanks for the quick response!

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There’s a documented registry hack in the KB:

Attributes Column Is Not Displayed in Details View of Windows Explorer

I haven’t tried it out myself.

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DUDE! That was it! I must have used the registry hack the last time I had it working and just forgotten about it on my current system build. Woah!! Many, many thanks!!
You’re the !

(In the future, I should probably check the MS KB before posting silly problems like this. )

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> before posting silly problems like this

Not at all.

I was using a Win98 system last week, had the attributes. Then came home and didn’t have ’em here.

Odd, because the system I was using was a domestic system shangaied into temporary duties as an office machine. I don’t think of such systems as having “registry hacks” in effect.

I used SEARCH and located your original post. Relax. These last few days I’ve been feeling about as crazy as did you over a year ago.

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Hi Mark, you probably found it already but in case you didn’t, the “Show attributes” option should be under View/Choose Details/.

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Thanks for your response, but this is not the case with Win98 SE. As you’ll see from the posts in the thread, there are no such options available in Win98 SE. I was finally able to turn this on with Jscher2000’s suggested Registry hack.

Now that I’ve moved to WinXP on one of my machines, it is nice to have that option.

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Coinman33 found a real neat freeware for doing just what you want take a look at Explorer Add-On in software finds. Uses the right mouse click feature of Windows Explorer for properties and you can sort the results by name or size.

The difference between Genius and Stupidity:
A Genius knows their limits.
- Albert Einstein

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Good catch, Ed! Thanks for the link.

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