How to always display all folder sizes in every directory?

[Kakadu]

As a user of FolderSize I always have all calculated folder sizes in every directory visible.

How to configure TC to always show all foldersizes in every window of every subfolder without clicking or pressing any key?

TC is would not be productively usable when always having to click around on every folder in every view!

BTW: your system is really crazy!!! It is the third time to write that text here as your system is alway sabotaging and deleting messages! That ist NOT ACCEPTABLE!

[MVV]

Try plugin DirSizeCalc and create custom column set.

[Kakadu]

Why is this no standard option that you can turn on and off?

[Hacker]

Kakadu,
Because it is already doable using a plugin, so time is better spent implementing features that are not already accessible through a plugin.

Roman

[Kakadu]

Sorry, but obviously calculating folder sizes is yet implemented and part of TC WITHOUT PLUGIN. Why is "not needing to use space each and every time" not implemented in the standard version (as calculating directories IS IMPLEMENTED in the standard version)?

[MaxX]

2Kakadu
press Shift+Alt+Enter and be happy!

[Kakadu]

2Kakadu
press Shift+Alt+Enter and be happy!

No, I'm not happy - as that's just half a cripple-solution ... ... how to ALWAYS AUTOMATICALLY get that folder sizes displayed - withoult always needing to press shift+alt+enter? THAT would be THE solution ... ... as the implementation of displaying folder sizes is yet implemented and given - even withoult add-on.

[MaxX]

2Kakadu
For this function you can find a lot of plugins!
But making dirs read every time you see them is BAD bad idea! Especially, on slow drives with large number of small files!
OR!
FOR THIS FUNCTION YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF PLUGINS!!!!!!!!!1111oneleven

[ghisler(Author)]

Sorry, I will never add this as an internal function because it's causing too much slowdown with today's Terabyte-sized harddisks.

[Kakadu]

Sorry, but I can't understand: it IS IMPLEMENTED and INTEGRATED, but some kind of NOT activated (as you always have to press SPC for single or SHFT+ALT+ENTER for all). Isn't there some kind of "registry hack" to activate that?

[ghisler(Author)]

It's not automatic because reading these dir sizes in the background on every directory change would slow down the system considerably, especially when there are other file operations active in the background.

If you really need that, use the DirSizeCalc plugin as someone has already suggested.

[ts4242]

@Ghisler

What about new command cm_AutoCountDirContent to toggle this feature ON/OFF.

Don't save its state in the Wincmd.ini, so it is always OFF on TC startup and the user must turn it on/off when he need through shortcut or toolbar button.

[petermad]

What about new command cm_AutoCountDirContent to toggle this feature ON/OFF.

Don't save its state in the Wincmd.ini, so it is always OFF on TC startup and the user must turn it on/off when he need through shortcut or toolbar button.

Sounds like a good idea.

[domel]

sorry to dig out such an old thread, but I think we've got some update for it.

a) we've got Everything which enables blazingly fast folder stats
b) DirSizeCalc doesn't cooperate with Everything
c) there is no other plugin I could find that would do the same thing as DirSizeCalc

does that change anything in supporting "always show folder sizes" in TotalCommander?

[petermad]

You can enable automatic directory size calculation, by adding the cm_CountDirContent command to the "Auto-run commands:" field of a "View Mode" - But, you have to add it to ALL View Modes where you want automatic directory size calculation, and you have to use those View Modes in "Auto Switch Mode"