What is the difference between “Size” and “Size on disk?”
Dec 20, 2019 · Looking at the properties for a Windows file I get two attributes, “Size” and “Size on disk,” and "Size on disk" is always larger. What do these two metrics mean?
Windows 10 Security Tab missing from file properties
Feb 4, 2020 · I have a Windows 10 laptop and all the files in the Downloads directory are missing the Security tab from the file properties view. Folders in Downloads do have the Security tab.
How to set folder properties in Win 10? - Super User
Jan 10, 2017 · Procedure I have been told works. 1. Open an explorer folder and set the options to the way you want them. 2. Go to File Explorer Options > View. 3. Apply to folders. I have tried this so …
Windows OneDrive folder and file properties - Super User
Aug 22, 2025 · By copying to another local folder, I mean for example to Desktop. Have you tried what I describe in my scenario, and can confirm it? 5. When I access the Windows OneDrive folder - close …
Windows Command to get all information/properties of a file
Apr 5, 2015 · 15 Is there any command get all the properties of a file including its encoding format (this piece of information is really important to me) on Windows ? I'm looking for something similar to stat …
Set folder permissions through CMD - MS Windows - Super User
Jun 18, 2023 · icacls "C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\prova\Folder" /grant DELL-XPS\prova:F At the beginning, I thought the command wasn't properly working but I suddently realised that the edited …
Why is the folder size (in properties) different from the total file ...
When you open Explorer and select properties, Windows reads the free space from the NTFS bitmap metafile. Selecting all files/folders in explorer and showing properties, scan all files/folders. But …
Windows 10: Remove Read-only Attribute from a "Folder" via PowerShell
Feb 4, 2020 · Don't look at the folder's Properties dialog, the Read-only checkbox is not a status indicator! To see if a folder's Read-only attribute is set, add the Attributes column to a Details view of …
How to view Windows 11 fonts folder as normal folder?
Jan 29, 2025 · To do this, I need to be able to view the installed fonts folder (C:\Windows\Fonts) as though it were a normal folder - but without actually modifying the folder properties (which would risk …
Remove read-only attribute from folder after Windows reinstall
Nov 29, 2014 · The problem isn't that the folder is Read Only. Rather, because your folder was created on a different installation of Windows you no longer have NTFS security permissions to access …