how list folders according to their total size

[H. S.]

I am trying to list foldres according to the disk usage of their
contents (subfolders and files). I notice that Windows Explorer doesn't
do that by itself. I can check the disk usage of a folder by looking at
its properties, but I would like to display the folders' size all at
once. Can this be done using some dos command on the prompt/terminal?
Any other suggestions to achieve this?

->HS

 

[John Wunderlich]

I am trying to list foldres according to the disk usage of their
contents (subfolders and files). I notice that Windows Explorer
doesn't do that by itself. I can check the disk usage of a folder
by looking at its properties, but I would like to display the
folders' size all at once. Can this be done using some dos command
on the prompt/terminal? Any other suggestions to achieve this?

Download and install the freeware: "Folder Size for Windows" at:
<http://foldersize.sourceforge.net/>

This will add a "Folder Size" column to the regular Explorer file
display. Clicking on the column header will then sort by that header
just like any other column. You may not wish to display this column
all the time as it can significantly slow down opening folders.

HTH,
John

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Use the directory command
dir /o:s
or
dir /o:g-s

For Dir help, Type: dir /? in a command prompt.
and
Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...

hh ntcmds.chm::/dir.htm

Also see...

Add the Folder Size column in Detailed view of a folder
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/foldersize.htm

Click on the word here to get Dirsize.dll...
[[So here is a module you can install that shows a Folder Size column in
Explorer.]]
http://markd.mvps.org/

Direct download of Dirsize.dll
http://markd.mvps.org/downloads/DirSize.dll

Direct download of Dirsize.dll (zipped)
http://www.codeproject.com/shell/DirectorySize/DirSizeDLL.zip

Also...
Folder Size for Windows Explorer
http://foldersize.sourceforge.net/

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Jon]

You can do it with the "du" command (Unix import)

http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/

Download the .zip and put the du.exe somewhere in your path

For usage....
du --help

--
Jon

"A successful tool is one that was used to do something undreamed of by its
author." -- S. C. Johnson

It's certainly worth mentioning that "H. S." <[email protected]>
had previously written the following in message
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[H.S.]

You can do it with the "du" command (Unix import)

http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/

Download the .zip and put the du.exe somewhere in your path

For usage....
du --help

Ah! Cool. This is exactly what I was looking for, and surprisingly I get
something I am quite familiar with in GNU/Linux world.

Usually I look for open source free software to work with. In Windows
world, it is always a pleasant surprise when one is successful in this.

regards,
Thanks.