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Why doesn't Explorer show recursive directory size as an optional column? | |
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| Time: 00:52 EST/05:52 GMT | News Source: Microsoft | Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum | ||
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The same reason \\ does not autocomplete to all the computers on the network: Because it would destroy corporate networks. Showing folder sizes "all the time" means that when you open, say, the root of a large server, Explorer would start running around recursively enumerating every single directory on the server in order to compute the folder sizes. One person doing this to a server is bad enough. Imagine if hundreds of people did it simultaneously: The server would be hammered continously. | ||
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| #1 By 3653 (65.80.181.153) at 10/30/2007 4:59:16 AM |
| Forgetting for a moment, the extremely valid technical reasons why this feature doesn't exist... I would LOVE to see this feature. |
| #2 By 2201 (212.117.228.133) at 10/30/2007 6:43:04 AM |
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Can't recall the name of the app, but I definitely came across a freeware application that added sizes to folders in a column in Explorer. But I can completely understand why this is not in Explorer in default though.
EDIT: here is one that adds a tab to the Properties dialog box http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Folder-Size-Shell-Extension.shtml here is one that adds sizes to the size column in Explorer http://foldersize.sourceforge.net/ This post was edited by testman on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 06:46. |
| #3 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 10/30/2007 10:46:54 AM |
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Would it be so hard to make in an Explorer option that could be disabled by policy in a corporate setting?
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| #4 By 2960 (68.100.247.204) at 11/1/2007 10:07:18 AM |
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This feature was a performance nightmare under 95/98. I'm GLAD they removed it.
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