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Status bar question

Posted: 31 May 2025 22:48
by selukwe
Is there a way to always show the drive capacity on the status bar? I know that this works when clicking on a particular drive in This PC. But it would be worthwhile if it could be set to show the capacity always.

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 01 Jun 2025 09:42
by admin
By drive capacity you mean total capacity (used + free)?

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 01 Jun 2025 10:00
by selukwe
Yes.

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 01 Jun 2025 10:01
by admin
But that's boring information because it never changes.

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 01 Jun 2025 12:57
by selukwe
The point is not about updating such info. With more drives, it gives one an instant idea what's the full capacity of the respective drive. Status bar could easily accommodate such an info.

Would it be possible to add it, perhaps even as an option?

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 01 Jun 2025 13:02
by admin
You get the free bytes always, and the used and free bytes when there is nothing selected. I think this is enough.

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 01 Jun 2025 13:07
by selukwe
I quite miss such a small additional info. All important data would be immediately visible on the first glance on status bar.

Would you please consider adding it?

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 02 Jun 2025 05:07
by jupe
If you are interested, something that is currently possible, you could set a script via CEA that displays the total size in the statusbar when you click on it.

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 02 Jun 2025 08:16
by selukwe
Yes, I am, though showing it without having to click on the status bar would a neater solution. Can you guide me how to do it?

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 02 Jun 2025 08:44
by highend

Code: Select all

status "Capacity [<get driveletter>:] = " . formatbytes(<get freespace '' 1> + <get usedspace '' 1>);

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 02 Jun 2025 09:57
by selukwe
Where shall I place this code?

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 02 Jun 2025 11:15
by selukwe
OK, figured out. But this works only for the particular folder which was opened when pasting this code in Settings...

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 02 Jun 2025 11:19
by selukwe
It doesn't work. Formatting doesn't return a correct capacity info in one number.

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 02 Jun 2025 11:31
by highend
It does return exactly the capacity in one value here, as it is shows when opening the computer node...

Re: Status bar question

Posted: 02 Jun 2025 11:37
by selukwe
For me it shows this - see attachment.

How to translate this into: capacity 9.09 TB ?