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corenottm
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
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View file and folder size

Trying to identify files or folder to delete to reduce takeup of allocated cloud storage. Using list view as suggested and can see file or folder column headings including SIZE .   This just shows .....
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    3 years ago
    corenottm wrote:

    Using list view as suggested and can see file or folder column headings including SIZE .   This just shows ...

    After you have the Size column visible, you need to select a folder and calculate its size.

     

    Dropbox suggestion is this is nearly full at 1.9GB, 1GB "standard" files, 0.9GB shared. What are  "standard" files?

    All files in your account that are not shared, including backups you've created.

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Walter
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3 years ago

Hey marivasel, sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

 

Can you click on the arrow that shows up next to the 'Modified' header and from there click the 'size' option? 

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Mmballew88
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Sorry, I don't see how to display file size on web app file manager, I can see size in sidebar but this is not convenient for working with file manager.  I'm try to archive larger files to subfolders to help manage syncing on clients. see this screenshot.

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    3 years ago

    Hey Mmballew88 , did you try clicking on the arrow that shows up next to the 'Modified' header and from there click the 'size' option? 

     

    If you don't see the arrow, you might need to zoom out on your browser first. 

    • Mmballew88 's avatar
      Mmballew88
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 years ago

      I completely missed that hover over action.  attaching screenshot here for future searchers.

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