Solved Explorer status bars

[Trucidation]

Hi folks,

Is it possible to make this abomination smaller? At the "small" setting, it still looks like this:


I've already got the latest Classic Shell installed -- it's great but there are only 3 options for the status bar and none deal with its size. As you can see in my screenshot it's unnecessarily large; all I need on it is filesize/date, or just size for multiple selections. The icon for file type and share status is garbage, I don't need those, I can look at the freaking file properties itself if I wanted to know that.

On a related Explorer rant, what is the proper name of this bar? I've helpfully painted a large 'X' on it, it's the one under the Classic Explorer bar:



Are there any instructions for getting rid of this bar? All it does is provide some useless and redundant shortcuts.

Thanks! I need to get back out to my rocking chair on the porch, there are some youngsters on my lawn...

 

[JDobbsy1987]

Hi folks,

Is it possible to make this abomination smaller? At the "small" setting, it still looks like this:
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I don't know about making it smaller but it can be removed if you want?

Click Organise:


Click 'Layout' and then un-check 'Details Pane'


I'm not sure if the other window can be removed sorry.

Regards,
JDobbsy1987

 

[Trucidation]

Wow, that was fast! Thanks!

...but I had to use something on that other bar (apparently it's called the folder band, or something) to get rid of that. Now I feel unclean and confused as to whether I really want to get rid of it or not. Perhaps resize the folder band? Make it autohide?

 

[JDobbsy1987]

Wow, that was fast! Thanks!

...but I had to use something on that other bar (apparently it's called the folder band, or something) to get rid of that. Now I feel unclean and confused as to whether I really want to get rid of it or not. Perhaps resize the folder band? Make it autohide?

I could probably live without the details pane but I like the other bar, I use it to change the display and create new folders.

I'm afraid I don't know how to customise that bar, if anything i would say that someone may know how to remove it but I don't think it would be able to auto hide or made smaller.

Regards,
JDobbsy1987

 

[Trucidation]

Hmm... I usually just right-click to bring up the context menu if I need a new folder (the extra step forces me to evaluate whether I really want to do this, instead of accidentally clicking on something), and the View menu to change the display (actually, I just press the hotkeys - been hitting alt+v+d for years).

Found this tutorial here, it looks exactly what I was looking for:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/65416-window-explorer-toolbar-remove.html

Works exactly as advertised

 

[JDobbsy1987]

Ah, i missed that tutorial sorry

I'm glad you have managed to sort it

Regards,
JDobbsy1987