Quickly Scan Files And Folders For Disk Usage In Windows

It can be a bit tedious to exactly drill down to individual files or folders that take up a lot of space in Windows. Here is where TreeSize Free comes in handy. It is a freeware for Windows that quickly scans entire disk and presents the granular details of all files and folders that are present. Download and install it from here. Once installed, click on “Scan” and choose the drives/partitions/directory...

Change Display Settings Of Favorited Sites In Internet Explorer Bookmarks Bar

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If there are a lot of bookmarks in the Internet Explorer bookmark bar, it can get cluttered to access them. However, the display option for these bookmarks can be changed. By default, all the favorited sites visible in the bookmark bar are shown with their long titles. This can be changed to either a short title or even icons. Here is how : Right click on any one of the favorited sites from bookmark...

Easily Update Windows Applications Using Patch My PC

Regular updating and installing applications in Windows can be tedious. Here is where Patch My PC helps a lot. It is a free application management tool that can scan and provide updates for all the installed Windows applications as well as system updates. Besides that, popular applications of various categories can be installed directly from the Patch My PC dashboard. It can be downloaded from here. Once...

Quickly Paste Windows Calculator Results In Various Documents

Results from calculator program in Windows can be pasted into text files or other documents. This can be time saving and can reduce errors. Here is how : Launch Calculator (press Windows key + R, then type “calc” and hit Enter) and perform the required calculations. Once the final result is displayed, either use Ctrl+C or Edit > Copy. In the related text document or any other document,...

Quickly Create Folders In Batch When Using Windows

Text 2 Folders is a simple Windows freeware utility that can create a lot of folders/sub-folders in one go. This is done either by importing a text file or manually. Download and install it from here. After launching Text 2 Folders, to create folders in bulk, first select a root folder. It can be directly inside a drive (like D: , E: , or an already existing folder). After choosing the root folder,...

Scan Individual Files And Folders When Using Malwarebytes

The popular and free anti-malware program Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has an option to turn on/off integration with Windows Explorer. What this means is that if this option is enabled, then any file, folder or drive can be scanned individually if needed. Here is how to change this settings : Go to Settings by choosing the gear icon.   In the “Explorer context menu entry”, choose “Yes”...