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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...
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!
I also do not see the calculate size option. I have size selected, I selected the folder I want calculated and I only see,
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What am I doing wrong? Thanks.
Jay
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Dropbox Community ModeratorWhat type of folder are you selecting? Is it a private, shared or team folder?
Jay,
My folders are mostly only viewable by me, but similarly find the instructions not helpful because while I can set a column to Size at the "Files" level, I'm not getting anything other than "--" as the size for the folders in my dropbox. Maybe I have to wait for the sizes to be calculated?
Thank you.
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SOLVED
For others experiencing this same issue, I discovered the following:
Step 1 - At "Files" level, change middle column to right of folder names to "Size" from available drop down.
Step 2 - Dropbox will not automatically calcuate the size, so on the far right side under the visual of the folder you have selected, click the ellipsis - you will see "Calculate Size" near the very bottom. Click. Size will eventually populate.
I've also found if you navigate away from the screen, the folder size will not be populated when you return.
FEATURE REQUEST
It would be nice for Dropbox to have size populated after users choose Size as a column header in Step 1.
- Jay
Thanks for the reply, swzimmerman, the article originally posted gives the exact steps you already mentioned.
The size for folders isn't automatically calculated when you select the column, you need to manually choose to calculate that folder.
Hope this helps!
