File Info Tips for Folder Size/Empty Folder

[kiwichick]

Hi there, Is it normal behaviour that, even though I have Size checked in Configuration/File Info Tips, it only applies to files and not folders? If so, could this be added? In particular I would like to see an "Empty Folder" info tip like Windows Explorer has, so I don't have to open the folder or folder Properties to see if it's empty? Cheers.

[Dario]

I put this code to Configuration --> Color filters , for identification Empty Folders.

Code: Select all

/d AND size: 0

and choose text or background color.

[kiwichick]

Thanks Dario, But I can't get it to work. I've created a new filter with your code and checked 'Apply to the List' but nothing happens when I enable it. I also tried checking 'Apply to the Tree' as well to see if that helped but then it coloured every folder in the Tree, empty or not but no folders in the List. The XYplorer default Color Filter for size:0 doesn't work for me either - it colours 0-size files but not folders.

UPDATE: OK so it seems that the filter will only work on Folders in the List when "Calculate Folder Sizes (Shift+F5)" is activated which totally defeats the purpose. I wanted the tooltip (or filter) so I didn't have to keep using "Calculate Folder Sizes" and wait for the column display to populate in order to know if a folder is empty. And "Calculate Folder Sizes" is not permanent so the filter only works on the current location.

[avsfan]

Does Configuration->Tree and List->Show Folder Sizes (near the bottom) help at all?

[kiwichick]

Thanks avsfan, But that isn't a solution. Having folder sizes permanently displayed dramatically reduces browsing time - that's why most browsers don't do it by default (if at all). And, not that I don't appreciate the suggestions being offered, none are addressing the first question in my original post - "Is it normal behaviour that, even though I have Size checked in Configuration/File Info Tips, it only applies to files and not folders?"

[kiwichick]

Hi again Don, Have you seen my original post on this thread? Any chance this feature can be added?

[j_c_hallgren]

Hi again Don, Have you seen my original post on this thread?

I believe that Don has been on vacation/holiday so doubt he's had chance to see it...I'd wait till you see some posts from him so we know he's back to work and then bump this if needed.

[kiwichick]

I see the latest update says:

"! List: Empty folders were not shown as "Empty" anymore but as "0
KB" since changes in v12.70.0014. Fixed."

Not sure if that has anything to do with this thread of mine. But, in any case, how are the folders "shown as Empty"? Where should I see this information? Thanks.

EDIT: OK, silly me, it was by pressing the Folder Size button, of course!!! But can folder sizes still be added to the File Info Tips?

[admin]

No, would be far too slow.

[kiwichick]

Thanks Don, The Windows Explorer tooltip doesn't load the full size for large folders - it shows a "Size: larger than XXXX" so would this be an option? Or only show a tooltip for empty folders?

Or, to refer back to my original posts regarding the colour filters. The size filter will only work on folders when "Calculate Folder Sizes (Shift+F5)" is activated. Could this be changed?

[RalphM]

The size filter will only work on folders when "Calculate Folder Sizes (Shift+F5)" is activated. Could this be changed?

The reason behind this is AFAIK to be aware that you're slowing down browsing speed when folder sizes have to be calculated.
You're asking for the slowdown regardless of this setting - doesn't make sense to me.
Calculating folder sizes will always take considerable time, so what keeps you from having it activated if you don't care about the slowdown?