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Which is fine, thus providing more accuarate information then the status bar on XP's windows explorer. Which all the more reason to allow for this as an option in windows explorer's status bar for Win7.
True if I was attempting to catch flies. However, I was responding to what appeared to me to be miscommunication worded in a way which was not what I consider "friendly". So the correct analogy would be to do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
You shouldn't blame it on Kari that he doesn't understand it.
You were unclear, and you still are, even after your not so elaborate elaboration.
You are aware that this icon means sarcastic?
If you want to continue receiving help I suggest you don't use that icon unless it's appropriate, which it seldom is.
Your post was and I quote:
I still haven't got use to not having HD information (free Space, etc) in Windows Explorer's Status Bar.
Kari showed you two comparative screenshots which show you the diskpace/freespace is shown when you click on the drive.
Both in XP and Win7.
In XP when you click on the drive in the left pane of the explorer, you see only the free space.
In Win7 you will see nothing.
Is that what you mean?
If not, try to explain your problem by posting some screenshots.
Greetings
There is just one problem. Counting up the filled bits in the $bitmap works for finding out the used space of the drive. It does not work for directory trees. Those must be computed the old fashion way. And doing it the old fashion way is expensive.
The Old New Thing : Why doesn't the file system have a function that tells you the number of files in a directory?
From computer in the left pane you only see the drive info of the drive that is selected
When you open the explorer and click on computer for the first time,
you won't get drive info at all, but info on your computer.
Only after you once selected a partition in the right pane,
you'll get drive info when you return to computer.
Hence, it remembers the last thing you selected when you were in the computer.
Hope this makes sense.
Yes, it does and I appreciate the information. However, it is of my own opinion that having similar information from the status bar of Computer available as an option for the status bar of Windows Explorer would be useful for users like myself who need to know such information based on how we use our PC. Perhaps an added ability to click on the status bar that would update it for example could be an added benefit.
* is currently completely lost about what is being asked for now... *
ECH, it is true I misunderstood your post. I have no other excuse, only that mostly posts in this thread criticizing win7 compare it to XP. I wrongly assumed you mean that, too.
Because I didn't understand what you meant, I took two snips and posted them, asking what is the info you can not find.
English is a foreign language to me. I was one of those not so bright students, listening more rock music than my English teachers. Hopefully somebody can now tell me how to be polite in English (as was my meaning), when this is considered "not friendly":
I am really sorry I misunderstood you. I am also very pleased you edited your comments about me; even I'm the culprit here I think an honest misunderstanding is not a reason to be sarcastic.
I promise to read your posts more carefully in the future, doing everything I can not to offend you by misunderstanding.
Kari