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Show total size of stuff in the recycle bin

Submitted by bandycj on June 8, 2008 to Annoyance, Usability

Windows 98 used to show the total size of stuff in the recycle bin on the status bar. XP took it down to just counting the size of the files but not folders. Vista has done away with it completely unless you ctrl+a.

Show a summary *somewhere* on the recycle bin window of the total size of the recycle bin.

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Discussion (7 comments)

.Chris wrote on June 8, 2008, 7:02am

no way no use uses the statud bar anymore. create a graphic

sauronreaver wrote on June 8, 2008, 8:10am

Wow, didn't even miss the status bar ....

crestind wrote on June 11, 2008, 4:27pm

The status bar needs to be removed.

DeathSeeker wrote on June 18, 2008, 12:39am

I use the status bar. :(

necronaut wrote on September 26, 2008, 3:36pm

I use the status bar; missed greatly.

davman wrote on March 14, 2009, 12:33am

Well maybe you don't use the status bar, but I need to know detailed info about the folders I'm working in. You could hide it in XP if this was too much for you, what's wrong with that?

anonymuos wrote on December 7, 2009, 9:28am

Not fixed in Windows 7 too! Can't even use Properties to see total size. What a bull shit OS.

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