Go Back   TechArena Community > Technical Support > Computer Help > Windows Vista > Vista Help
Become a Member!
Forgot your username/password?
Register Tags Active Topics RSS Search Mark Forums Read SiteMap

Tags: ,

Sponsored Links



How to determine folder size

Vista Help


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
  #1  
Old 29-05-2007
michaelh613
 
Posts: n/a
How to determine folder size

I just got a new machine with 80 B of space and suddenly within a few weeks
find myself down to 3 GB of space available. My last machine only used 15 GB
of space after three years. So I assume something strange is occurring and
want to see where the space is being used. Is there any way to get a report
showing folder sizes to see where the space is being used
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 29-05-2007
Ken Blake, MVP
 
Posts: n/a
Sudden and unexplained growth in disk usage is *very* often
attributable to malware infestation.

Virus scans check for only viruses, trojans, worms, etc. Non-viral
malware (spyware, adware) is perhaps even more common these days) and
you anti-virus program doesn't protect against it.

The best way to get a malware installed is to name it as an OS, sell it, and
let people install it by themselves.

Im curious to see if it something from vista itself... lol like shadow copy
for example.. (although it should confine itself to a percentage of the
disk.. hehe this is vista we are talking about).
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 29-05-2007
michaelh613
 
Posts: n/a
Re: How to determine folder size

I'm running a virus scan to check that but is there a simple way to see where
the disk space is being used.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 29-05-2007
Don Varnau
 
Posts: n/a
Re: How to determine folder size

Hi,
I'm sure there are many other similar programs, but I've been completely
satisfied with TreeSize Free
It's uncomplicated and quick

Hope this helps,
Don
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 29-05-2007
Terry R.
 
Posts: n/a
Re: How to determine folder size

Hi Michael,

Sounds like System Restore run amok. Try turning it off and see what you
get back (just for testing purposes). There have been reports here of 3
gig per day used, excessive I think, especially when SR usually fails
you when you need it most.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 13-04-2009
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 29
Re: How to determine folder size

Hi,

You can just select the folder and the size should show up in a tooltip. If it
doesn't, click Organize, choose Folder and Search Options, click the View tab, select "Display file size information in folder tips" and click OK.

How to view folder size is given in this thread - How to see folder size in Windows Explorer
Reply With Quote
Reply

  TechArena Community > Technical Support > Computer Help > Windows Vista > Vista Help


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search


Similar Threads for: "How to determine folder size"
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
How to determine the size of items of the folderitem? Zarir Software Development 5 27-07-2011 11:19 PM
Windows folder becomes very big in size Flamingo-R Operating Systems 5 14-12-2010 06:54 AM
Check Folder Size sharath_bujji Active Directory 3 07-07-2009 11:15 AM
Determine user object token size Johnsp Active Directory 1 21-05-2009 06:27 AM
Windows folder size slvrvlt Windows Vista Performance 1 14-12-2008 03:14 PM


All times are GMT +5.5. The time now is 02:25 AM.