Extended answer to a FAQ question

[nOrphf]

Hi…

I fund I the FAQ the question “Q: Is there a simple way to make Total Commander display the disk space used by all directories in the current directory individually?” And then my question is: Is there a way to make Total Commander do it automatically. So I don’t have to push the ALT+SHIFT+ENTER all the time

Best regards

Lars Mortensen (Denmark)

[djk]

Don't you think it would be too long lasting switching (moving) between directories?

[nOrphf]

Don't you think it would be too long lasting switching (moving) between directories?

That I will find out of, if it is posibly

[Hacker]

Well, it is, at least in Christian's opinion. BTW: Dos Navigator had this option once, not sure if they removed it. http://www.ritlabs.com/dn/ , I think the keyboard shirtcut was Ctrl-H...

HTH
Roman

[nOrphf]

Well, it is, at least in Christian's opinion. BTW: Dos Navigator had this option once, not sure if they removed it. http://www.ritlabs.com/dn/ , I think the keyboard shirtcut was Ctrl-H...

HTH
Roman

Ok. You say that it is posibly but you don't tell me where or how to switch it on

[nOrphf]

BTW: Dos Navigator sucks

[norfie]

[nOrphf]

2nOrphf

Is there a way to make Total Commander do it automatically. So I don’t have to push the ALT+SHIFT+ENTER all the time

IIRC there is no way to make TCmd it automatically.

Okey. Thanks

[ghisler(Author)]

I had tried this once (make it automatic), but TC became rather unusable with today's big harddisks...

[oblomov]

In theory this could be sped up by caching the values, only recounting when changes are detected or a refresh is forced, etc. You could probably extend the format in which you cache the directory list, but I wonder if it's worth it ... maybe you could set up some quick toggle option so that when a user is doing some intensive directory-size-related activities he can turn it on, and then switch it off for normal operation? (I just recently had need for it to be on for the whole length of a clean-up job ...)

[Hacker]

nOrphf,

You say that it is posibly but you don't tell me where or how to switch it on

I said Ctrl-H, and I also said that it might have been removed from the later versions.

HTH
Roman

[nOrphf]

nOrphf,

You say that it is posibly but you don't tell me where or how to switch it on

I said Ctrl-H, and I also said that it might have been removed from the later versions.

HTH
Roman

LOL, I can see that, now at least

[JohnFredC]

I had tried this once (make it automatic), but TC became rather unusable with today's big harddisks...

DOpus allows for automatic folder size calculations and the user interface doesn't slow down during calculation.

Perhaps it runs in a separate thread?