The new Windows 11, which will probably be generally available to everyone later this year, will come with many new features and enhancements that may make some students and new users uncomfortable. Some things and settings have changed so much that folks will have to learn new ways of using Windows. A legacy feature that is still available in Windows 11 is the ability to view file sizes in the size(s) column in File Explorer. The same is not true for folders. You cannot view the size of folders in the size(s) column in File Explorer. To get started with viewing folder sizes in Windows 10, follow the steps below:
How to view folder size in File Explorer
To get to File Explorer select the folder icon on the taskbar. File Explorer is an app that allows you to browse and manage files and folders in Windows 11. You can go to File Explorer by selecting the icon on the taskbar or by pressing the Windows logo key + E on your keyboard. Next, select the folder, then right-click on the folder for which you want to view its size, and click on “Properties” in the context menu. Make sure to select the folder first. This will display folder properties dialog showing folder size in the “Size” and “Size on disk” display fields. This also gives you other details like when the folder was created, files and other sub-folder within the folder, count and folder attributes (like hidden and read-only), and more.
How to view folder size via mouse hover
Another way to view a folder size is to hover your mouse over the folder in File Explorer to display a hover-over tooltip with the folder size. This is a more simpler way to get folder size details than using the first method above. However, some root folders will not display their hover-over tooltips. The above are only two methods of getting or displaying a folder size. There might be other ways in Windows 11, however, the two methods above will come in handy when you want to quickly get the size of a folder. Conclusion: This post showed you how to quickly and easily find folder sizes in Windows 11. If you find any error above, please use the form below to report.
