Windows 10 - size of picture files

The_Biff

I was thinking of backing up my photos onto a USB stick. Thought I had better check size of the files before ordering a stick, but was unable to do this. The size of the document files came up, but not the picture files.
How do I go about displaying this?

EssexExile

I know nothing about computers & don't know where your pictures are. On my system if I right click on "pictures" in file explorer then select "properties" I get the size.

JohnB47

You can open Windows File Manager (click on the yellow folder icon near the left on the taskbar), then go to Pictures, then open the folder containing your images.

To view the image file sizes, go to 'View' at the top of the screen and choose 'content' or 'details'.

Either option will show you the file sizes.

googler

The_Biff wrote: »

The size of the document files came up ...

When you did ... WHAT?

tonyburgos

To view the image file sizes, go to 'View' at the top of the screen and choose 'content' or 'details'

esuhl

USB sticks aren't that reliable for long-term storage. DVDs would be a bit better, but an external hard drive would be best.

PRAISETHESUN

Flash memory (which is what USB sticks use) are poor choices for long-term storage. I would recommend a portable hard drive, something that uses mechanical storage which is much more reliable long term. You can pick up a 500-1000 GB drive relatively cheaply, which will likely be able to store 1000s of photos, so file size will not be an issue. Otherwise, if you only have a small amount of photos (you are considering using a USB which to me suggests this may be the case) then free cloud storage such as drop box may also be an option.

Otherwise you should navigate on your PC to the directory containing your files, right click on the folder and select properties, it should display the total combined file size of all files (including photos) in the folder.