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Hard drive space

Posted: 15 Apr 2026 21:55
by Davoid58
I was wondering if there is a way to have as part of the "all drives" menu item and image showing the space used/free like the attached image?

Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 16 Apr 2026 09:45
by admin
Attach image like this.

Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 20 Apr 2026 19:42
by Davoid58
So, I guess the answer is no?

Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 21 Apr 2026 08:18
by admin
It is. Showing hard drive space in the toolbar buttons is not currently possible. While it would be technically feasible, it would require constant monitoring of all drives. Since this information is irrelevant most of the time and can be quickly accessed via the "This PC" list, I have no plans to add this feature at this time.

Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 21 Apr 2026 11:56
by Native2904
There is a small, useful script that shows the available free space on the button bar. It works for me in the current version of XYplorer.
viewtopic.php?p=185248#p185248

Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 21 Apr 2026 14:36
by admin
The next version gives you a basic overview in the Hover Box of This PC.

Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 21 Apr 2026 15:57
by phred
@ Don-

This is a nice feature. Thanks for implementing it.

Many, many, MANY years ago I decided I didn't like the "This PC" label and have always renamed it to the name of the PC. My main PC is named "phred." When hovering over "phred" in the tree or as a tab, the hard drive graphic does not appear. When I renamed "phred" to "This PC" it works as expected.

Might you be able (or willing) to take my use into consideration and modify how the graphic open upon hovering?

Thanks.
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Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 21 Apr 2026 16:18
by admin
Same name as your user folder. This works?

How did you rename it?

Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 21 Apr 2026 18:51
by WirlyWirly
On a related note, a few weeks ago I started seeing these small thumbnails on the drive icons of This PC
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I've not been keeping up with the XY updates as of late, but looking through the logs and recent posts, I don't see any mention of such a feature. Is this a new toggle that was bundled?

I don't get them in a ::fresh instance.

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Windows 10
XY64 v28.30.0302

Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 21 Apr 2026 18:53
by phred
"This works?" as in having the same name for This PC as the user folder? Yes.
To rename This PC I right-click on the desktop icon and select "Rename." Right-clicking on "This PC" in the XY context menu does not have rename.
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Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 21 Apr 2026 18:57
by admin
WirlyWirly wrote: 21 Apr 2026 18:51 On a related note, a few weeks ago I started seeing these small thumbnails on the drive icons of This PC
Untick Configuration | Preview | Thumbnails | Show file icon on thumbnail

Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 21 Apr 2026 19:28
by WirlyWirly
Thanks Don, that did it. I must've enabled it without realizing :biggrin:

Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 21 Apr 2026 19:49
by admin
No, it was me. I changed that feature a bit.

Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 21 Apr 2026 20:14
by admin
phred wrote: 21 Apr 2026 18:53 "This works?" as in having the same name for This PC as the user folder? Yes.
To rename This PC I right-click on the desktop icon and select "Rename." Right-clicking on "This PC" in the XY context menu does not have rename.2026-04-21_12-51-00.jpg
I renamed mine and everything works without problems. Maybe try something other than phred.

Re: Hard drive space

Posted: 21 Apr 2026 20:27
by Davoid58
Thanks for the replies, will use the This PC to check drive levels