Newbe question sorry

Sorry for such a simple question i have searched and cant find the answer, i have only had my MB a few weeks!!!
My question is i found a setting that allowed you to see the amount of free space of connected drives - i.e it gave me information about my Mac HD under the drive name, how do i show this again i cant find the option to turn it on for love nor money

Hi there,
Click anywhere on the Desktop to select Finder. With Finder selected, click on View in the menu bar and then chose *Show View Options*. A window will appear for the Desktop. Check the *Show Item Info* box and then close the window. Now you will be able to see the information underneath the icons on your Desktop.
Hope this helps,
Ryan

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