parent folder

A folder that is one level up from the current directory in a file hierarchy. In a DOS, Windows or Mac command line, two dots (..) refer to the preceding folder/directory level. The command cd .. moves the focus back one level. See file hierarchy.

An Android File Hierarchy

Tapping the "Parent folder" icon takes the user back one level in this file manager app in a Cyanogen-based OnePlus One smartphone.

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The concept is simple, if you have a folder with two files of equal size, SpaceSniffer will show them both as equal rectangular divisions of the larger rectangle, the parent folder. This folder will then be placed, in the ratio of space it occupies, in the parent folder.

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The parent folder, shared root name of the images, image file extension, and the first and last file numbers are defined within the "Image Files Information" box.

Batch analysis of digital images to evaluate turfgrass characteristics

ShowSize reports the total size of the selected parent folder at the bottom.

FORGET DISK SPACE WORRIES WITH "SHOWSIZE"

The API also provides an enhancement feature of getting parent folder information from a message's entry id or summary information in a PST.

Extract Attachments from PST File & Get Parent Folder Information of a Message Using Java

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