How To Check The Folder Size In Windows 10, 8, and 7 Easy Steps

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How To Check The Folder Size In Windows

How to Check The Folder Size In Windows 10

The Size column in Windows File Explorer shows file sizes, however it does not show folder sizes for folders. You can view the folder size in Windows using one of the following options.

[Step-1] In File Explorer, right-click the folder whose folder size you want to view and click “Properties” in the context menu. The folder properties dialog box will appear showing the folder size in the “Size” and “Size on disk” display field.

  • view folder size in folder properties
  • folder properties window with size details

You can also check other details like folder created date, subfiles/subfolder count and folder attributes (like hidden and read-only) in folder properties dialog.

[Step-2] You can also hover over mouse on folder icon in File explorer to display hover-over tooltip with folder size.

folder properties with hover over on folder icon

Check The Folder Size In Windows FAQ

What is the command to check the folder size in Windows?

if you want to check the size of multiple folders, you can press the Ctrl key and select all the folders. Then right-click and select Properties. In the pop-up folder properties window, you can see the total size of the selected folders.

How to show folder size in Windows 10, 8 and 7

Right-click the folder whose size you want to view in File Explorer. Select “Properties”. The File Properties dialog box will appear showing the “Size” folder and its “Size on disk”. It will also show the file contents of those particular folders

How do I see folder sizes in Windows 10?

Open the File Explorer of windows and right-click on the “Name” field at the top. You will see some options, in particular options, that allow you to choose the type of information you want to see on your folders. Select Size and the property will appear on the far right of the window.

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