How to Exclude Specific Paths from Folder Size Calculation in XYplorer with WebDAV Mounted Drives?

[627992512]

Hi:
I am using XYplorer and have mounted folders from a NAS using WebDAV. Some of these folders have very complex structures, which causes XYplorer to frequently freeze when opening parent paths due to the folder size calculation. I am looking for a way to either ignore specific paths from the folder size calculations or to set a default behavior where folder sizes are not calculated for network paths. Is there a setting or a workaround in XYplorer to prevent folder size calculation for specific or networked paths?

[admin]

There is a tweak that does what you want:

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v16.70.0008 - 2016-05-12 20:46
    + Show Folder Sizes: Added a tweak to exclude specific locations, 
      separated by "|", from Show Folder Sizes. For example:
        ShowFolderSizesExclude=F:\Downloads|T:\
      Note that also all sub folders of those locations are automatically 
      excluded.
      Note that the exclusion has no effect in these contexts:
        - Reports
        - SC foldersize()
        - Selection Stats
        - Find Files by Size
        - Menu View | Calculate Folder Sizes (Shift+F5)

How to tweak: https://www.xyplorer.com/faq-topic.php?id=tweak

[627992512]

There is a tweak that does what you want:

Code: Select all

v16.70.0008 - 2016-05-12 20:46
    + Show Folder Sizes: Added a tweak to exclude specific locations, 
      separated by "|", from Show Folder Sizes. For example:
        ShowFolderSizesExclude=F:\Downloads|T:\
      Note that also all sub folders of those locations are automatically 
      excluded.
      Note that the exclusion has no effect in these contexts:
        - Reports
        - SC foldersize()
        - Selection Stats
        - Find Files by Size
        - Menu View | Calculate Folder Sizes (Shift+F5)

How to tweak: https://www.xyplorer.com/faq-topic.php?id=tweak

Thank you very much for your response! The tweak you mentioned seems to be exactly what I need. I appreciate your help!

Could you please let me know if there is any documentation available that explains each field in the tweaks in more detail? It would be very helpful to understand all the available options to optimize the use of XYplorer further.

[admin]

Not really (there are some incomplete compilations somewhere in the forums). The lack of documentation is part of the raison d'etre of the tweaks. Saves me some work.

[627992512]

Not really (there are some incomplete compilations somewhere in the forums). The lack of documentation is part of the raison d'etre of the tweaks. Saves me some work.

Thank you for your quick response! I understand that the documentation for tweaks might not be comprehensive and that it is part of the design to keep things more flexible and manageable on your end. I'll look through the forums for more insights and experiment with the tweaks myself to better understand their functionality. Thanks again for your assistance!