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bellomsean
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5 years ago
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How to get the file size in MB

What is the easiest/best way to get the file size in MB ?
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    5 years ago

    The Dropbox API returns file sizes in bytes, so if you want that shown in a different unit, you'll need to perform the conversion in your app's code. You could do so by programming in the math to do the conversion, or by using some library that does that for you.

     

    The Dropbox API doesn't return folder sizes, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though. 

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bellomsean
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5 years ago

Greg-DB,

Kindly take a look at my question.

Thank you.

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Greg-DB
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5 years ago

The Dropbox API returns file sizes in bytes, so if you want that shown in a different unit, you'll need to perform the conversion in your app's code. You could do so by programming in the math to do the conversion, or by using some library that does that for you.

 

The Dropbox API doesn't return folder sizes, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though. 

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