Windows 10: What does the Total size column in Explorer mean?

Discus and support What does the Total size column in Explorer mean? in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Every file and folder says the same thing in the Total size column.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by ftslrmantooth, Jun 30, 2021.

  1. FTSLRMANTOOTH
    ftslrmantooth Win User

    What does the Total size column in Explorer mean?


    Every file and folder says the same thing in the Total size column.

    :)
     
    ftslrmantooth, Jun 30, 2021
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  2. FREDVAVREK
    FredVavrek Win User

    Maintain Explorer Column Sizing

    Okay, when I said, This doesn't work .." I was referring to a global fix for folders and subfolders ... Unless i did something wrong.

    Your step-by-step instructions seems to have worked, on a per folder basis (I had been using Right click on name column and "Size all Columns to fit" Perhaps there is a difference in manually resizing the column at the dividing line ... but it still doesn't
    resize all sub folders and files globally. If I click on one of the folders in the group I resized, the files in that folder have to be resized also ...

    I mean, I guess if this fix works, I can resize the name column of every file folder as I click on them but better would be to resize the Documents file, double click it, click Excel and have all the worksheet file names already sized to fit ...
     
    FredVavrek, Jun 30, 2021
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  3. FREDVAVREK
    FredVavrek Win User
    Maintain Explorer Column Sizing

    Is there a way to get the Windows Explorer to maintain the column sizes I set for them, especially for Word ad Excel files?

    I open the explorer, have it "Size All Columns To Fit" so I can read longer file names. Next time I open the Explorer, not only does it not open at the size I left it after sizing to fit, the "Name" column shrunk back down to some default size ...

    Why does this happen? I could understand if I added a new longer filename at some point and the Explorer doesn't resize larger, but why does it automatically resize smaller. This seems a lot of pointless work ...

    Is there a (preferably global) solution to this?

    Thanks!
     
    FredVavrek, Jun 30, 2021
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  4. RAYMOND AVE
    Raymond Ave Win User

    What does the Total size column in Explorer mean?

    COLUMN RESIZING

    Hi Patrick,

    You have the options to use the "Size all columns to fit" in File Explorer.

    To help you resolve your concern, kindly follow these steps:

    • Open File Explorer in the taskbar or press Ctrl + E.
    • Click the View Tab and then click Details.
    • After clicking Details, you have the option to click the
      Add columns       and Size all columns to fit.
    You may also read the
    What's changed in File Explorer     article for more information.

    Do let us know if you need further assistance.
     
    Raymond Ave, Jun 30, 2021
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