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IlanAgenbacht
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

C# How can i see folder size?

Hi there,

I'm trying to implement a progress bar when getting a folder using the DownloadZipAsync() method. I need to get the size of the folder im downloading, perhaps i've missed something as i cant seem to find anyway to do this programmatically?

I've been using this post as a guide: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/API-Support-Feedback/How-to-get-Progress-Status-while-uploading-downloading-a-file-in/m-p/170685/highlight/true#M6405

Thanks in advance, apologies if this has already been asked and resolved elsewhere.

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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    7 years ago

    Unfortunately, the Dropbox API doesn't return the total size of the folder zip download, so it's not possible to get this ahead of time for the sake of progress tracking.

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