What is Folder Size?

Folder Size is software application developed by Brio. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 46.32% of installations running this operating system. Folder Size's installer is typically 5.00 MB in size and installs around 9 files. The most common release is 3.4.0.0 with 49.79% of all installations currently using this version.

Folder Size is most popular in the United States with 38.21% of installations residing in this country.

Folder Size adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About Folder Size?

Folder Size 1.4.0.0 is a software application developed by MindGems. The main executable file is named foldersize.exe. The installation package typically includes about 2 files and has a size of approximately 4.57 MB (4,794,368 bytes). As of the current data, the majority of users utilizing this software are running Windows 10 and Windows 8. It is noteworthy that approximately 73% of Folder Size users are based in the United States, with a notable presence in Belgium and Australia as well.

Software Behaviors

Services:

foldersizesvc.exe runs as a service named 'Folder Size' (FolderSize) "Caches the sizes of all folders viewed in Explorer. The service monitors folders for changes and updates the cache in the background.".

Scheduled tasks:

foldersize.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{85D9FA27-FCAB-4D40-9183-08E257C8F5EE}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

foldersize.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.

Registry entries:

foldersize.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Folder Size' and executes as C:\Program Files\FolderSize\FolderSize.exe.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.mindgems.com/products/folder-size/folder-size.html

Support:

https://foldersize.sourceforge.net

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\foldersize

Uninstaller:

MsiExec.exe /X{FC8D21C8-7B29-4104-ADB0-FEE9CA1C7922}

Size:

5.00 MB

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