DirSizeCalc Charts

Version 1.00

DirSizeCalc Charts is a Lister plug-in for the file manager Total Commander. It displays a list of all files and folders contained in a folder sorted descending by size. A bar chart is displayed next to the items to illustrate the size dimensions at first glance.

System requirements
Use
1. Additional information for displayed values
2. Size display for (almost) empty directories
Settings
1. Field settings
2. Unit settings
Author contact
License

1. System requirements

The plugin has been tested with Total Commander 8.51a. It hasn't been tested on older version of Total Commander. In addition DirSizeCalc (content plugin) is required. The Lister plugin has been tested with DirSizeCalc version 2.21. It hasn't been tested with older version of DirSizeCalc (content plugin). You can download the latest version of DirSizeCalc here.

2. Use

In order to use 'DirSizeCalc Charts' select a folder in Total Commander and press F3 to display the folder size information in a new Lister window or press Ctrl+Q to display the folder size information in the Quickview window.
If something else is displayed you might want to have a look a the Lister plugin hierarchy in the Lister settings in Total Commander.

2.1 Additional values for displayed values

DirSizeCalc shows some tokens in front of the calculation result, if the complete directory content couldn't be retrieved. This can be the case for several reasons:

AD = Access denied. This error is displayed if the current user has no sufficient access permissions for opening the directory.
U = Unreadable Unicode name. This error occurs if file name contains characters which don't match the currently set Windows code page and you have deactivated storing of short file names.
E = Unknown error. Unknown error should not be displayed at all. When it's displayed please report it to me.
NF = Not followed reparse point. The user has set the option to now follow reparse points which results in not including these these files in the calculation.

2.2 Size display of (almost) empty directories

There can be multiple reasons for a directory size of 0 bytes. This information is displayed left to the size when appropriate. The following cases are distinguished:

The directory contains only files of size 0. In this case DirSizeCalc displays 0 as size.
The directory contains only empty subdirectories but no files. In this case "No files" is being displayed.
The directory is really empty In this case "Empty is being displayed.

3. Settings

The bundled settings tool (DirSizeCalcSettings.exe) can be used to personalize DirSizeCalc. Closing the setting tool will save the settings but Total Commander has to be restarted to apply the changed settings.

3.1. Field settings

Field settings can be used to personalize the field's behavior in DirSizeCalc. As DirSizeCalc Charts uses DirSizeCalc this also applies to the Lister plugin. Currently only the 'Size' field is used in DirSizeCalc Charts. For detailed documentation of field settings see the DirSizeCalc documentation.

3.2. Unit settings

Unit settings change the way sizes are displayed. The built-in units differ in unit and prefix. Unit defines if and how the size in bytes is converted to another unit. Prefix defines the base on which the calculation is performed.
As DirSizeCalc Charts uses DirSizeCalc this also applies to the Lister plugin. For detailed documentation of unit settings see the DirSizeCalc documentation.

4. Contact

There is a thread in the Total Commander forum which can be used to discuss problems, bug and suggestions.