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View Folder Size

Folder Sizes is just like Folder Size. It helps you to view folder size without having to right click every folder and click the Properties button. However, Folder Sizes works differently. While Folder Size enables you to add a new column entitled “Folder Size” in Windows explorer, Folder Sizes is a portable software that lets you view the size of every folder and file contained within a directory. Thus, no Windows explorer integration needed.

Launch the program by double-clicking the program icon and select the directory you want to scan. The directory will be scanned automatically. Once the scanning process is finished, you can view the size of each folder and file within the directory. Note that it won’t scan the content of the subfolders.

If you want to view folder size directly within Windows explorer, then choose Folder Size. Folder Sizes is a freeware that lets you view folder size quickly without installing or integrating it to Windows explorer.

Download Folder Sizes

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Delete File in Use

We have mentioned two freeware to delete files in use named Unlocker and Boot Deleter previously. Both programs, especially Unlocker, help you to delete locked file or folder instantly. The ability of Unlocker to integrate with Windows right click menu makes deleting locked files even much faster and easier.

What is offered by File and Folder Unlocker program is basically the same. It can integrate itself to Windows context menu and the function is also to delete file in use. However, it works differently. Beside being able to unlock a file that is being used by a process, you can also view other files that are locked or used by the current process and then, if necessary, unlock all. More »

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Shortcut Key to Create New Folder

This free add-on, bxNewFolder, lets you use a shortcut key to create a new folder within Windows explorer. Optionally, it adds a “New Folder” button to the toolbar of Windows explorer. If pressing F12 isn’t the fastest way to create new folder in certain situations, then clicking on the button will do the same thing.

Once you press the shortcut key or clicking on the button, a small window pops up. Enter the name of the folder into the provided space and click the “Ok” button to instantly create a new folder. If you hold down the Shift key while you click the “Ok” button, the new folder will be opened immediately after it is created.

No more crawling to the context menu again to access the option to create new folder. With a click on a button or shortcut key, you can instantly create a new folder. bxNewFolder works on Windows XP, 2000, 98, ME, NT.

bxNewFolder (Scroll down to the middle of the page to find the download link)

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Capitalize, Lowercase, Uppercase Many File/Folder Names at Once in Windows Explorer Through Context Menu

CopyAs is a free add-on for Windows explorer that enables you to capitalize, lowercase or uppercase many file/folder names at once through right-click menu. After installing, highlight or select all the files or folders that you want to change the names, choose “CopyAs Plus” and select one of the rename options.

To capitalize file/folder names, select “New Name.new extension”.
To uppercase file/folder names, select “NEW NAME.NEW EXTENSION”.
To lowercase file/folder names, select “new name.new extension”.

In addition, you can change the time stamp of many files at once, copy file names to clipboard (with full path or not), launch command prompt from current folder and rename file series.

CopyAs

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Freeware Folder Hider for Windows

If you hide folder using the standard way that Windows provides, it can be unhidden easily by anyone who knows what the “Folder Option” menu in Windows explorer can do. Using this standard way, thus, definitely not a recommended protection for your personal folders.

Free Hide Folder is a freeware that you should use if you simply want to hide your folder with some additional abilities like password protection feature. More »

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Cannot Open Drive in Windows? Encountering “Open With” Dialog Instead?

Here is the situation: you open a drive in Windows explorer like usual by clicking it, but instead of the content of the drive you encounter the Open With dialog. Or, some of you may find a message saying like “Windows cannot find this program or file“.

If you cannot open a drive, it could be a virus infecting your computer and perform some changing on the registry that causes the “Open With” dialog or the error message “cannot find this program or file” comes up when you click C drive. Even if you are able to remove the virus completely, you will still not be able to open the drive in your Windows explorer until you fix it. More »

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