Show file size and date modified in file explorer.

[TheQuinbox]

VSCode's file explorer currently doesn't show any attributes of files (at least not to a screen reader). I'm not able to confirm if it shows them visually, but I doubt it. Attributes such as file size and last modified date can be quite helpful when working on a code project. Is it possible to add these by chance? Thanks!

[gjsjohnmurray]

You are correct that these attributes aren't shown visually either. Previous request was #124115 in 2021.

[braillescreen]

This would be useful for me, too.

[TheQuinbox]

Hopefully this doesn't get closed, too. This would be an extremely useful feature.

[jamieoo]

Explorer can be set to sort by last modified date, but we can't actually see that date in explorer?

The other sort orders (type + file) are immediately clear from their icons. I don’t see why date should be treated any different.

[vscodenpa]

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[psulek]

hopefully vscode team will soon pick this request from backlog into real feature :-)

[lramos15]

There's a UX question here too. Most users don't care about this information. Is this something we show just on hover? Is this something where we configure what fields are shown. Right now the explorer is just a tree with singular entries as files, there's no "details"

[psulek]

For me , the best option is to align it to the right next to file/dir name, like this:

If if will be displayed always or on hover thats the config option i guess.

And is something like this possible now to do as extension via extension API ?

[Total-Reality]

There's a UX question here too. Most users don't care about this information. Is this something we show just on hover? Is this something where we configure what fields are shown. Right now the explorer is just a tree with singular entries as files, there's no "details"

No, don't show this info on hover only. You could realize it like FileZilla - it is possible to choose which columns you need (file size, date modified and file type). Sorting would be usefull too...
Put this settings in the explorer header please (beside the refresh button on my screen) or show this in the right-click dialogue on a folder.

[jerryhall]

Has this feature been deployed yet? I'm new to VS but, not having the ability to see the owner, permissions, and date is puzzling. I moved to VS from WinSCP and they have an excellent interface. Thanks.

[mukulpareek]

This would be such a useful feature, add columns such as last modified date and be able to click to sort by the modified date. So most recent files one is working on will show up on top. Just like in Jupyter lab - no different. Right now it is such a pain to find a file.

[nranthony]

Why not pull some stock code to show what we see in Explorer: date, size, etc, right click to select columns, and sort on column click. Standard stuff that's always nice to have. I like to have sort by date modified so I know which files are more likely to have the recent/relevant notebooks and the such. I wish I could have a perfect atomic commit workflow in place, but life's not that clean for me ;)
You could always 'level up' the standard Explorer options and have things like commit # (index back in time maybe); it would be nice to be able to see the commit info next to the files in some minimal way.

Look forward to this feature coming soon :)

[trendco]

Best like this:

with the Option to sort it up/down and with the possiblity to displayy/hide each column (filetype / date of last change / filesize / ...).

[sickerin]

Jupyterlab has it. I've consistently found it helpful, especially on cloud servers and figuring out other user's projects, etc.

And also Github which displays when the last commit was

[yzliu01]

Also looking forward to the feature of showing file size and modified data or sorting by others.

[garikAsplund]

Yea, this is like super basic stuff and would immensely helpful to have, especially during optimization!! When is it coming out? Or is there an extension that does it already?

[dtap001]

ping!
eta?
thanks!

[grimrog]

Hi, are there any news on this?
I would also like to opt in to get the modified date next to the File name.
Thanks.

[dynagence]

Dreamweaver is better, local and FTP 😄
Please add date and file size.

[ecstrema]

See also #216586

Personnally, i would show it on hover, but definetely not always, although I get why some people would want to.

[dynagence]

On hover is useless. You must display date and size and be able to sort. Also in FTP, like FileZilla or Dreamweaver. It's unusable, without it you have to open FileZilla.

[jmcgrory]

🗻 bump

[karkraeg]

+1 from me

[nicholaiTukanov]

+1 would be incredibly helpful

[bpisaacoff]

+1 from me

[psulek]

See also #216586

Personnally, i would show it on hover, but definetely not always, although I get why some people would want to.

This can be setting, to show on hover or statically

[FraserParlane]

+1!

[codegzx]

+1 for me

[cpoptic]

Over. Three. Years. That's how long it's been since this issue was mentioned in issue #124115,

To implement a feature that just displays when a file was last modified and created.

Unbelievable that so much time has elapsed since such a basic feature has been requested.

I've been through several relationships in the time since this feature was first requested, the US economy has gone through an entire cycle in that time, and my clothes that were in style when this feature was first requested are no longer in style.

That's how long it's been.

Why is it taking so long to implement what is essentially ls -hal?

[alexanderkryska]

I need this feature so much! I work in parallel with filezilla or dreamweaver, just because to see the file date. This is so stupid.

[dynagence]

I need this feature so much! I work in parallel with filezilla or dreamweaver, just because to see the file date. This is so stupid.

Like everybody... VScode and SFTP suck...

[mike-cooper-fsg]

Yes should be basic functionality of any editor. Should display date, time, size, etc. See attached screenshot from UltraEdit - status bar at bottom and on hover over a tab.

[BorgeJorge]

Actually it would be great to have basic Windows file explorer or Mac finder functionality: that is, show filename, date/time, file type, and maybe file size, and allow us to click on the column header to sort by any of those.

[dogfella]

+1 Git 'er done!
Yesterday!

[r4dm]

+1

[richmd54]

+1

[dslv3y]

+1

[EonAndahalf]

+1

[oskaradermecker]

+1

[whiletrue57]

+1

[gianthk]

+1

[MCDengineering]

2 years since it was added to backlog...

[naourass]

I check if file size info was finally implemented at least 10 times a year.

[pranav-simplismart]

+1

[cyberBabushkin]

I've been waiting for the native solution for quite some time and finally decided to implement it myself. I made a very simple VS Code extension showing the file size on hovering over files. Not much but at least something.

https://github.com/cyberBabushkin/vscode-filesize-hover-explorer

[melonexe]

Hey all this is a great extension which allows for showing filesize in the explorer section. Did exactly what I wanted it to.

Confused me for a minute, but you have to look under the filesize explorer section in explorer

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=trietho.file-size-explorer

https://github.com/trietho/vscode-fliesize-explorer

[dynagence]

Hey all this is a great extension which allows for showing filesize in the explorer section. Did exactly what I wanted it to.

Confused me for a minute, but you have to look under the filesize explorer section in explorer

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=trietho.file-size-explorer

https://github.com/trietho/vscode-fliesize-explorer

It sucks ! You don't have dates, it's not in Explorer and you can't order... USELESS !

[melonexe]

Hey all this is a great extension which allows for showing filesize in the explorer section. Did exactly what I wanted it to.
Confused me for a minute, but you have to look under the filesize explorer section in explorer

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=trietho.file-size-explorer
https://github.com/trietho/vscode-fliesize-explorer

It sucks ! You don't have dates, it's not in Explorer and you can't order... USELESS !

Works great for my Use case, you seem bitter, go for a walk xD