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Still accurate for pure txt files. But probably not for Explorer for those trying to find out what files are taking their hard drive space up.
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payb4k9297yBill Gates is said to have once argued that we will never need 64KB. Maybe microsoft is alluding to this joke 😂
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ddephor45487yWindows File Explorer is the biggest shit. It doesn't show you the real file system linke a file manager should, it shows tons of useless stuff and information and changes displayed names of files and directories according to strange MS rules. And it's even worse on non-english versions.
I would go crazy without Total Commander when using Windows. -
@payb4k The legend has it that Bill Gates said that 640 (not 64) kbytes should be enough for everyone. 640k was a limit of the conventional memory in the first IBM PC. If you required more RAM, you had to use dedicated extended memory drivers. Oh, those were the days...
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@stormwise yeah it's like somebody today saying, who needs more than 64gb of ram? (for consumers)
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Jobs said
We don't need bigger iphone... Ooops
We don't need smaller ipad... Ooops
We don't need a pen/stylus/pencil... Ooops
Cook said
Who needs a fridge with a toaster (referred to surface)... Ooops -
That _IS_ gigantic. This search is for people that write files in MS Office, text files, code files, etc. People that work. This search would flag basically every non-work file, which you can easily and safely delete unless you work with video or 50 megapixel RAW photos.
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@Jop- not really, is really useful also for other task, like easier select, copy and paste text, higlight stuff on screenshots/apps/webpages/documents, signatures... of course you can survive without a pen, but as long you have it, you find it really useful for small things :)
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@Jop- oh you have a surface too :) yes I agree on non store apps part ... but I don't know if you ever had to copy and paste some text and you're using it in tablet mode, just the simplest example, with the pen is easier and faster than fingers :)
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@DucksCanCode
Windirstat for windows, Baobab for Linux, GrandPerspective for OSX.
All three are great free & open source tools for mapping storage space. -
My school (nothing techy) says in their rules that every thing bigger than 100KB(!) is big...
I saw this little gem in file explorer. I think M$ needs to update what is considered gigantic!
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