ECLiPSE said:
Is there a way to determine the size in megabytes or gigabytes of all
the files in a folder. I would like to learn the size before copying
video files to my external HDD.
Mary
Mary -
The basic principle is to firstly select the files, then right-click >
properties, as others have indicated.
Browse to the folder in question in Windows Explorer. Select View > Details
then click on the "Name" column header in the right-hand pane. This will
ensure all subfolders of the main folder (if any) will be grouped together
in the listing. Now select all your video files by holding down the control
key and left-clicking them individually; alternatively, if they are all next
to each other, click on the first, hold down the Shift key, and click on the
last. There is an "Invert Selection" in the Edit menu that you might find
useful in the selection process.
Once all the files in question are selected (highlighted) right-click over
one of them and left click Properties in the drop-down menu; the size is
given there. Alternatively you can hold down the Alt key (just to the left
of the keyboard) and tap the Enter key - gets you to the same place.
If there are no subfolders, then right-click the folder and select *its*
properties from the drop-down menu, as HeyBug says (or Alt+Enter) - the
total file size is in that case the same as the folder size.
To determine if you have enough space available on your external HDD: find
it in Windows Explorer (or My Computer), and do the right-click > properties
(or Alt+Enter) thing. Free space is given (usually in pink) in the
properties sheet that comes up.
In case you need it:
GB x 1024 = MB (that is to say, 1GB = 1024MB).
MB x 1024 = KB
KB x 1024 = bytes
