This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off displaying file size information in folder tips for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you hover on a file, folder, drive, or desktop items in Windows, a pop-up description (infotip) will show displaying basic property details (metadata) of the item such as Date created, Size, Folders and Files a folder contains, etc...
If wanted, you can turn off displaying file size information in folder tips.
Contents
- Option One: Turn On or Off Display File Size Info in Folder Tips in Folder Options
- Option Two: Turn On or Off Display File Size Info in Folder Tips using REG file
- Option Three: Turn On or Off Display File Size Info in Folder Tips in Registry Editor
EXAMPLE: "Display file size information in folder tips" turned on and off
1 Open Folder Options.
2 Click/tap on the View tab. (see screenshot below)
3 Check (on- default) or uncheck (off) Display file size information in folder tips for what you want.
4 Click/tap on OK.
This option will not work when Administrator protection is turned on.
1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.
2 Turn On Display File Size Information in Folder Tips
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_On_Display_file_size_info_in_folder_tips.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"FolderContentsInfoTip"=dword:000000013 Turn Off Display File Size Information in Folder Tips
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_Off_Display_file_size_info_in_folder_tips.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"FolderContentsInfoTip"=dword:000000004 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You may need to Refresh (F5) the current File Explorer window or Desktop to apply.
8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
1 Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
2 Navigate to the key location below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below step 3)
HKEY_USERS\<SID>\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Substitute <SID> in the key path above with the actual SID for the account you want to apply this to.
For example:
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2498639629-3946114050-4100787084-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
3 In the right pane of the Advanced key, double click/tap on the FolderContentsInfoTip DWORD to modify it. (see screenshot below)
4 Enter 0 (off) or 1 (on - default) for what you want, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
5 You may need to Refresh (F5) the current File Explorer window or Desktop to apply.
6 You can now close Registry Editor if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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