# WinXP Pro file question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 28, 2004, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winxp-pro-file-question/236917 "2004-03-28T15:23:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winxp-pro-file-question/236917/1 "2004-03-28T15:23:46Z")
My new computer has WinXP Pro as the OS. Under older versions of Windows, when I use the Exlore feature to see the contents of the hard drive, I could click on a folder and a line would appear along the bottom telling me how many files are in that folder and how much space they take up. Can I make WinXP do this? If I right click on the folder and click on Properties, I can see this info. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winxp-pro-file-question/236917/2 "2004-03-28T15:26:13Z")
Explore, not exlore… ---
**Author:** ![Armilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19b73/32.png) [@Armilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Armilla)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winxp-pro-file-question/236917/3 "2004-03-28T15:28:23Z")
Try **View** / **Status Bar** from the menu. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winxp-pro-file-question/236917/4 "2004-03-28T15:34:42Z")
> [@Armilla](#): > > Try **View** / **Status Bar** from the menu. That did it! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winxp-pro-file-question/236917/5 "2004-03-28T15:37:56Z")
Followup: How do you make the status bar _stay_? I turn it on every time I go into explorer. It turns off every time I leave explorer. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winxp-pro-file-question/236917/6 "2004-03-28T16:08:40Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > It turns off every time I leave explorer. Me too. Really annoying. I have ‘Remember each folder’s view settings’ checked. And for some reason, it doesn’t remember. ---
**Author:** ![dmartin29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@dmartin29](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmartin29)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winxp-pro-file-question/236917/7 "2004-03-28T18:29:49Z")
Sometimes XP things that work for me don’t for others. I have so many settings on a couple of computers so screwed up I am not surprised. Click on “Apply To All Folders” at the top of the page you select to “remember settings” (In tools - folder options - view). You may for what ever reason, need to do it twice. Should work but only (I think) when explorer page is full size. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winxp-pro-file-question/236917/8 "2004-03-28T19:45:14Z")
Go into Folder options | View. **Turn off** Remember Each Folder’s View Settings. Set other settings as desired. Click Apply. Click Apply to All Folders and confirm. I prefer having the View set to Details View before doing this.