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Robert F.41
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago
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How to view size of Dropbox folder isn't working for me

I'm trying to determine how much space my "pictures" folder is taking up by following these instructions.  However, they're not working for me.  In step 5, when I click the ellipsis, I don't see an o...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    3 years ago
    Robert F.41 wrote:

    Are these instructions out of date or am I just doing it wrong?

    You need to be on one of the List views.

     

     

Rich's avatar
Rich
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3 years ago
Dave J.11 wrote:

Even if in the list views there's still no calculate size option on the ellipsis list.

Wrong ellipsis.

 

 

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crackeryaker
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

I'm seeing what appears to be a similar issue:

 

 

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hey crackeryaker, can you click on the arrow (dropdown menu) next to the "Modified" column header, choose "Size" and then try to find the "calculate size" option, to see if that works?

    • naoko_cuyana's avatar
      naoko_cuyana
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 years ago

      I am looking for the same thing - folder size. No "Calculate Size" feature. 

      Can you tell us if this only works with a certain browser? 

      I am using Chrome on apple laptop.

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