Computer Repair - Autohide - File Sizes

Computers 101

Q:
How do I hide my Taskbar?

A:
Right-click any blank area on your taskbar (your taskbar is what your Start button sits on) and select "Properties" from the menu that pops up.

Select "Autohide" from the resulting screen. Now, your taskbar will disappear when you move your mouse away from it and re-appear when you bring your mouse back.

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Everyone Else:

Tip of the Day

File Sizes & Counts

Have you ever wondered how much space a set of files takes up? Or how many files were in a folder? Well, here's how to figure it out.

If you're interested in the number of files in a folder and / or the total size of the folder, just right-click it and select Properties from the resulting menu.

OK, that was a fairly well known trick. But what if you have a bunch of files in a folder and need to know the combined size of seven of them?

You could right-click each one, select Properties, and then add up all the sizes.

However, a better way would be to highlight all seven files in question, right-click them, and select Properties.

That will give you a combined file size of just those seven files.

If they're not in order, use your CTRL key to select them.

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