Folder Size What's New

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Version 5.4.0.1:

• Added: Improved performance
• Added: Improved memory management
• Added: Improved "New project" performance after huge scans
• Added: Improved support for Japanese and other non-Latin characters
• Fixed: Chart was not cleared after "New project" improvements
• Fixed: Drag list is cleared when dragging new items
• Fixed: Rare crash on very large scans and certain file names and extensions
• Fixed: Error on closing the app

Version 5.3.0.2:

• Fixed: Scanning network drives from Explorer context menu in Windows 11, 10
• Fixed: Crash if rename canceled by switching the focus to another node in Windows 11, 10

Version 5.3.0.1:

• Added: Improved navigation with back and forward actions
• Added: Improved support for mapped drives in Windows 11, 10
• Added: New installation defaults to AUTO folder sizes
• Added: File system updates are disabled for projects loaded from command line
• Added: File system updates are disabled for projects opened with double-click
• Fixed: Crash on scanning mapped drives from context menu in rare cases
• Fixed: Updated action states for scan

Version 5.2.0.1:

• Added: CTRL+C / CTRL+INSERT - Copy, CTRL+V / SHIT+INSERT - Paste, CTRL+X - Cut keyboard shortcuts
• Added: Delete keyboard shortcut (DEL, or SHIFT+DEL) uses the native Windows Explorer delete feature
• Added: Folder tree displays cut state
• Fixed: Application popup items were left disabled if invoked on empty project
• Fixed: First or all item(s) in folder were listed twice on copy/paste of entire folder

Version 5.0.0.1:

• Added: Full Windows Explorer context menu for files and folders
• Added: Copy, Cut, Paste, and Rename files and folders in the application
• Added: Copy, Cut, and Paste from and to Windows File Explorer
• Added: Improved support for long paths - more than 260 characters
• Added: Monitoring and update of file and folder changes for the scanned locations
• Fixed: File time was not adjusted to the local time zone in rare cases
• Fixed: Very rare issue related to nested folders with the same names
• Fixed: Double-click in drives list was not displaying administrator privileges warning message

Version 4.9.5.0:

• Added: Support for Windows 11
• Fixed: Crash on deleting nested folders in certain cases

Version 4.9.0.0:

• Added: Empty folders report - zero size
• Added: Empty folders report - zero items
• Added: Empty files report - zero size
• Added: Increased largest, oldest, newest and other report items from 50 to 100
• Added: Faster startup
• Fixed: Position application inside screen area after switching from dual (multiple) to single monitor
• Fixed: Help file was not displaying if the application is started from Windows Explorer context menu

Version 4.7.0.0:

• Added: Option to show/hide A: and B: floppy drives
• Added: A: and B: floppy drives hidden by default - improves startup speed on Windows 10
• Added: Folder tree sorted by size by default
• Added: Multiple new command line flags to customize export settings
• Added: Lighter background colors for bar charts for easier readability
  

Version 4.5.0.0:

• Added: Print Folder tree
• Added: Folder tree popup menu - Expand All Subfolders - Shortcut: CTRL Numpad +
• Added: Folder tree popup menu - Collapse All Subfolders - Shortcut: CTRL Numpad -
• Added: Updated display of Internet Explore 9 requirement for charts on a system with older IE version
• Added: "Others" in chart displayed with a more perceivable color

Version 4.2.0.0:

• Added: Improved chart performance and hardware acceleration - at least 3 times and higher performance depending on the hardware configuration (video card installed)
• Added: Smoother chart graphics - better antialiasing. Smoother edges and fonts
• Added: Better chart colors - soft yet pleasing colors that are easy on the eyes
• Added: Display error if export file can not be saved
• Fixed: Moving vertical splitter was laggy and could cause a crash

Version 4.1.0.0:

• Fixed: Access to application's data folder on systems with UAC
• Fixed: Chart and scan issues on 64 Bit systems with UAC enabled
• Fixed: Issues with folders for which permission is denied on 64 bit operating systems
• Fixed: Chart was not cleared on empty folder
• Fixed: Chart was not painted properly if comma was used instead of dot as decimal symbol
• Fixed: Chart was not painted properly if file names contain quotes, commas or other special characters
• Added: Display of Internet Explore 9 requirement for charts on system with older IE version
• Added: Display of items with zero sizes in chart

Version 4.0.0.0:

• Changed: Removed Adobe Flash dependency - charts no longer use Flash
• Added: Native 64 Bit version is now available - support for larger drives and faster performance
• Added: Improved support for scanning and displaying very long paths
• Added: Command line registration parameters in PRO version
• Added: Shortcut - ALT+UP - Folder Up (Same as Backspace)
• Added: Shortcut - Alt+Enter - Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item
• Fixed: Missing computer name on network locations

Version 3.8.0.0:

• Added: Loaded/saved project name is displayed in the File Menu - next to 'Load...' instead of 'Save...'
• Added: Better scaling for systems using large fonts
• Fixed: Loading of old project files
• Fixed: Loaded project name was not displayed if a project file was opened by a double-click from Windows Explorer

Version 3.7.0.0:

• Added: Compressed files and folders are displayed in different color
• Added: Drive names and letters displayed instead of just drive letters
• Added: Current file/folder path displayed in application title
• Added: Longest Paths and Longest File Names reports
• Added: Export Details View option in file menu
• Added: Optional thousands separator
• Added: Loaded/saved project name is displayed in the File Menu
• Added: The cell text is displayed in a hint for items that do not fit in the current column size - was missing for Largest/Oldest reports
• Added: Double-click in drives list scans the selected drive
• Fixed: Settings file could not be saved in rare cases

Version 3.4.0.0:

• Added: Oldest Files Report
• Added: Oldest Folders Report
• Added: Oldest Files and Folders Report
• Added: Newest Files Report
• Added: Newest Folders Report
• Added: Newest Files and Folders Report
• Added: Complete list of System Files, Backup Files and System Volume Information folder
• Added: Administrator privileges detection and button to restart with elevated privileges
• Added: Size information in the chart near the percentage value in the tool tip
• Added: Reports column states, sizes and positions are stored and re-loaded on startup
• Added: The cell text is displayed in a hint for items that do not fit in the current column size
• Fixed: Removed context menu item "Scan with Folder Size" from Recycle Bin
• Fixed: Position of download buttons on application resize

Version 3.2.0.0:

• Internal released merged with 3.4.0.0 - release delayed due to adding important new features that provide better scan results.

Version 3.0.0.0:

• Added: Simultaneous scan of multiple locations for drag and drop items and command line
• Added: Simultaneous scan of multiple locations and setup dialog. Option to scan some or all local drives or multiple folders
• Added: Full UNICODE support
• Added: UNC paths can be added in the folders list for multiple locations - ie \\servername\c$ etc
• Added: Support for mouse Back and Forward buttons
• Fixed: Drives list size units notation is now synced with the rest of the UI
• Fixed: Better refresh of progress bar in Windows 7 and newer operating systems

Version 2.9.0.0:

• Added: Mixed "Largest files and folders" report
• Added: Option not to list files in order to save memory on large volumes of more than 100 TB
• Added: Increased memory limit to 4GB on x64 OS and 3GB on x86 systems. Read here how to enable 4GT on x86 systems:
  https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb613473%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
• Added: Selected files and folders count in status bar
• Fixed: File name trimming issue when saving file names containing dots
• Fixed: Print dialog - "Limit printing to one page horizontally" button action fixed in operating systems newer than Windows Vista
• Fixed: Removed "There is no default printer currently selected" message on systems without printer.

Version 2.8.0.0:

• Added: Export details view in CSV format
• Added: Print Preview
• Added: Print - Export to PDF
• Added: Print - Export to multi-page TIFF
• Added: Print - Page and margins setup
• Added: Print - Export to EMF
• Added: Print - Rearrange print order
• Added: Print - Remove pages from print job
• Added: Option to export Owner information
• Added: Option to disable "Scan with Folder Size" context menu during installation
• Fixed: Refresh issue when mixing details view and folder tree navigation
• Fixed: Crash after removing a node from largest folders list
  

Version 2.6.0.0:

• Added: Largest Files Report
• Added: Largest Folders Report
• Added: Scan multiple folders on Drag and Drop (Only in Professional version)
• Added: Scan multiple folders using the -scan command line option. The list of folders is delimited with semicolon. E.g. -scan C:\Folder1;"C:\Folders With Spaces" (Only in Professional version)
• Added: Multiple search masks in filter
• Added: Total size of selected items in status bar
• Added: ESC - clear selection in files list
• Fixed: Some applications were opened in hidden mode on double click. Issue reported on Win7 x64
• Fixed: Corrected navigation button states after New and Load.

Version 2.4.0.0 (See also 2.1.0.0) :

• Added: Reduced project save/load time and size
• Added: Extremely optimized memory consumption during scan
• Added: Extremely optimized memory consumption for XML and CSV export (close to zero)
• Added: Extremely optimized export speed for XML and CSV
• Added: File New, File Open, File Save toolbar buttons
• Added: Option to hide the download buttons from the toolbar

Version 2.1.0.0 (Internal Release) :

• Added: Option to include or exclude the file information in the export
• Added: Option to specify the maximum depth level for the export operation
• Added: Option to export drive or network share size information
• Added: -exp "File Path\Name.xml;File Path1\Name.fsp" - Export command line parameter. Depending on the file extension will export the corresponding file type. Multiple formats can be exported at once by separating the paths with semicolons.
• Added: -s - Silent command line parameter. The application window will not be displayed and the application will exit after the operations are complete
• Fixed: Refresh issue when mixing folder-tree and chart navigation
• Fixed: Missing network machine dates are now exported as NA
• Fixed: Issue when loading projects with network paths

Version 2.0.0.0:

• Added: Filter (only in Personal and Professional versions)
• Added: Save/Load scan results (only in Personal and Professional versions)
• Added: Export to XML and CSV (only in Professional versions)
• Added: Print (only in Personal and Professional versions)
• Added: Directory attribute in attributes column marked with "D"
• Added: Some columns are formatted to the right for easier reading - file size, folder size, file count etc.
• Added: 5 to 50 times faster scan speed
• Fixed: Shift+Delete keyboard shortcut was not working in files list
• Fixed: Removed zero size files and folders from chart in order to prevent overlapping
• Fixed: Folder Size will install for all users. By default Folder Size was installed for the current user and trying to use it with a different user caused errors
• Fixed: Some small GUI improvements

Version 1.9.5.0:

• Fixed: Rare scan termination issue mostly on Win7
• Fixed: Font is changed to Tahoma as it is clearer and supports better ClearType

Version 1.9.0.0:

• Added: Portable version is now available
• Added: Folder names in chart are displayed in square brackets in order to easier distinguish folders and files
• Added: Options window
• Added: Thread priority setting
• Added: Enable/disable logging option
• Added: Column visibility settings in the new Options window
• Fixed: Data is saved in the Application Data folder in the non-portable version
• Fixed: Folder Size will not crash if Adobe Flash is not installed
• Fixed: Flash installation page will be popped-up in a new browser window in order to properly install

Version 1.8.0.0:

• Added: Error logging in My Documents\FolderSizeLog.txt
• Added: Improved chart performance and refresh
• Added: Chart items are now click-able and will navigate to the corresponding item in the view
• Added: Export chart graphics as JPEG image
• Added: CTRL+C shortcut assigned to the new "Copy path" to clipboard context menu action
• Added: CTRL+E shortcut assigned to Locate in Windows Explorer functionality
• Added: CTRL+P shortcut assigned to Show Properties functionality
• Added: ALT+Left and ALT+Right navigation shortcuts for back and forward
• Added: Columns can now be hidden/displayed using the right click popup menu on the files list header
• Added: Folders column lists immediate subfolders, while the new Subfolders column lists all subfolders
• Added: Archive attribute listed for files
• Added: SID displayed in Owner column for files that do not have owner information
• Fixed: Windows 7 symlinks issues
• Fixed: Folder Up did no refresh the chart properly
• Fixed: Scan termination caused by incorrect file dates
• Fixed: Some other small issues
  

Version 1.4.0.0:

• Added: Scan folder using Drag And Drop
• Added: Command line option to scan a folder -scan "folder path"
• Added: "Scan with Folder Size" Windows Explorer context menu
• Added: F5 - Re-scan
• Added: Multiple selection in files list
• Added: Backspace keyboard shortcut for UP
• Added: Other small GUI fixes and enhancements, nicer disabled toolbar
• Fixed: Two times faster scan speed
• Fixed: Extremely optimized folder listing (more than 10 times faster)
• Fixed: File name column resize issue on startup
• Fixed: Delete issue with some files
• Fixed: Possible re-scan issues in rare cases
• Fixed: On drive scan the scanned drive is selected and expanded
• Fixed: Network folder root hierarchy

Version 1.2.0.0:

• Added: Pie charts
• Added: Bar charts
• Added: Chart animations
• Added: Automatically select and expand the scanned folder node when the scan is complete
• Fixed: Rescan will completely rescan all files and folders, not only the removed nodes
• Fixed: Folder tree sort
• Fixed: Some small issues on Windows Vista/Windows 7
• Fixed: Progress bar update issue on slower machines

Version 1.0.0.0:

• First public release