checking multiple files for file size

instead of command-i to get info, use command-alt-i

so, you can select your multiple file and do that. Note that this window is updated in live, so, if you deselect a file, it will automatically be updated.

Well, it's built in MacOS X since some releases, so, yeah, really useful, and a time saver (you can select a file in the finder, comme-alt-i, and navigate with arrows through the files to have live updated information as well, a really good thing.

nice to head it helped !

I've been using the Inspector instead of the normal Get Info for a while, but do you happen to know if there was a OS release that changed the behavior of Get Info on multiple files? I could have sworn that Macintosh used to open a summarized Get Info panel when you did that, and now it just opens one for each file.

well, to be more precise.

1. command-i -> "simple-normal" get info (static) -> if you do that on multiple files, it'll be one window/file
2. command-ctrl-i -> "simple-normal" get info for multiple file (static) -> if you do that on multiple file, it'll be one for all the files
3. command-alt-i -> "inspector" get info (multiple, single, whatever, as it's dynamic)

So, all the behaviors are still in there, but, maybe you're right, i mean, i have some memories where the point 2 was the default one (afaik, it was maybe in pre-X systems)

Still, always think of the modifies (ctrl and alt), they often brings to the light some variation on the usual shortcut behaviors 🙂

To have a clear view on this, click on a menu, a try with alt, with ctrl, and you'll see how it change the behaviors (in this case, clic on the "file" menu (a short time, so it's still active), then press alt, or ctrl . It's sometimes surprising to see how much useful shortcut are discovered in that way.

If you want the summary style Get Info window , hold down the Control key before pressing Command-I; this changes the Get Info menu item to Get Summary Info, and you'll see one summary Get Info window for your selected files.

Control-Command-I

alt(option)-Command-I also works 🙂

Is there a way to make "Get Summary Info" an option in the menu when you right click on selected files, but without having to also hold down the control key?

Thanks!

You might want to consider starting a new discussion. Since this one is marked solved, less people are likely to look at it. You can link to this one.