Smart Size Explorer adds a dedicated Explorer view that shows the size of files and folders in your workspace.
It is designed for real-world projects, including large repositories and monorepos, with a focus on performance, stability, and usability.
✨ Features
📁 View file and folder sizes in a custom Explorer panel
⚡ Fully async and non-blocking (no UI freezes)
🔄 Live updates on file system changes
📊 Sort items by size (largest first)
🧠 Smart caching with configurable TTL
🚫 Optional inclusion of node_modules
🛡️ Safe handling of permission errors and broken symlinks
⚙️ Configuration
Open Settings → Smart Size Explorer:
smartSizeExplorer.showNodeModules
Show or hide the node_modules folder size (disabled by default)
smartSizeExplorer.sortBySize
Sort files and folders by size (largest first)
smartSizeExplorer.cacheTTL
Cache duration (in milliseconds) for folder size calculations
🚀 Why Smart Size Explorer?
Most file explorers don’t show folder sizes or struggle with large projects.
Smart Size Explorer is built with production-grade performance and clean architecture, making it reliable even for very large codebases.
📌 Notes
The VS Code API does not allow modifying the default Explorer tree.
This extension uses a dedicated Explorer view, which is the officially supported approach.
