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niklasrudemo
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6 years ago
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How do I find the size of all files in a folder, including files in sub-folders?

How do I find the size of all files in a folder, including files in sub-folders? I am trying to follow the instructions on this page: https://help.dropbox.com/sv-se/accounts-billing/space-storage/f...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    6 years ago

    Hi niklasrudemo, thanks for messaging the Community!

     

    Did you follow the second step in the article to locate the Size column? You need to click the dropdown arrow next to one of the column headers, and then click Size.

     

    Afterwards, the rest of the steps should help.

     

    Hope this helps!

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niklasrudemo
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

Yes, but this only shows the size of individual files. What I need is the total size of all files in a folder and it's subfolders. Using this information, I would need to go into each subfolder, write down the size of each file, and then manually add it together. Clearly not a workable solution.

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niklasrudemo
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

OK, so I found the "Calculated size" option in the ellipses menu

 

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    6 years ago

    Glad to hear you were able to locate the ellipsis, niklasrudemo, as shown in step 5 of the article you posted previously.

     

    Let me know if you require any further assistance in future!

    • Shawn4's avatar
      Shawn4
      New member | Level 2
      6 years ago

      I also do not see the calculate size option. I have size selected, I selected the folder I want calculated and I only see,

       

      Download

      Send

      Request

      Star

      Rewind

      Rename

      Move

      Copy

      Delete

      Pin to

      Pin to

       

      What am I doing wrong? Thanks.

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        6 years ago

        What type of folder are you selecting? Is it a private, shared or team folder?

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