How to get actual folder size view in file manager?

Anyone know of a fix to get the data size of the folders in file manager?

Ya know, similar to what longhorn is gonna offer, instead of clicking into a folder to see if theres something in there off to the right will show total file size of the folder's contents.

or am i just gonna have to keep clicking into folders to see what i got?

http://foldersize.sourceforge.net/

thanks for getting me to look that up!


edit:
http://www.codeproject.com/shell/DirectorySize.asp

and http://www.foldersizes.com/disk-space-tour/ , but this one looks to be a whole app itself, and it isn't free. The first link looks best to me.

I think he means the one with the green bar like in longhorn

Like this?? But with folders?

that screenshot doesn't show folder sizes at all, only free space on drives.


http://foldersize.sourceforge.net/

edit: doesn't seem to work for network drives though, maybe the codeproject url does.

no not like the picture above...

like the column style "size" type" date modified"
i want a "folder size" column.. NA MEAN!?!?

http://markd.mvps.org/home.asp

1) get dirsize.dll from that site
2) throw it in your Windows\System32 directory
3) register the dll start --> run --> regsvr32 %Systemroot%\System32\Dirsize.dll
4) Open a folder, switch to details view
5) Then go to View ---> Choose Details -- check Folder Size
6) Size the Folder Size bar (double click it, and then size as necessary)
7) Tools --> Folder Options ---> View tab ---> Apply to All folders (to apply to all folders)

the first 2 links I posted will do what you want(Jamsan's link will too). The sourceforge link is the easiest/simplest method, just run the installer.

Obviously you still have to tell explorer to display the "Folder Size" column (and go into folder options-->view and click the "apply to all folders" button if you want it in every folder).

edit: OK I'm not such a big fan of the foldersize.sourceforge method anymore. It works fine and all, but it puts an icon in the systray which I don't like. That said, you get access a few options through that icon. there's still my second link and Jamsan's, which I suspect are almost if not entirely identical.

my link is just to download the registry file

the dll you mean... (right?) the second link I posted is for a dll too and you have to go through all the same dll registering.

i think i'm a bit off-topic but I thought this would come in handy....

http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

Scanner is better for basic assessment of folder sizes.