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How can I check the size of each single folder or few files together?
Hi All, Is there any way how to check size of the folder or even several selected files together via web browser?
You can select the size column.
It will show the file sizes. In case of folders, click the (...) and select Calculate size.
More details: https://help.dropbox.com/storage-space/file-size
Mod note: edited to include helpful information from mkm
It is actually possible to calculate all folder sizes! You need to "Calculate Size" on the PARENT folder. So if you want to sort by folder size within a folder:
1) navigate back in the folder structure, to one folder level above
2) select the parent folder containing all the folders you want to sort by size
3) select "Calculate Size" on that parent folder
4) navigate into that folder, and voila – all sizes should be visible
5) sort by size in the dropdown
You can select the size column.
It will show the file sizes. In case of folders, click the (...) and select Calculate size.
More details: https://help.dropbox.com/storage-space/file-size
Mod note: edited to include helpful information from mkm
It is actually possible to calculate all folder sizes! You need to "Calculate Size" on the PARENT folder. So if you want to sort by folder size within a folder:
1) navigate back in the folder structure, to one folder level above
2) select the parent folder containing all the folders you want to sort by size
3) select "Calculate Size" on that parent folder
4) navigate into that folder, and voila – all sizes should be visible
5) sort by size in the dropdown
Thank You. Do you know why size is not calculated automatically? What is the reason of that?
I suppose for performance reason. Not everyone need to know file/folder sizes, at least not all the time. If it is enabled by default for everyone and every item, it might increase significant load on servers.
I do not have a size column
There is no option to calculate size when I do this
- Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Behavioral C, are you seeing the Modified header perhaps? If yes, please hover over it and an arrow should appear; click on it and you can select the Size option from the menu.
In case you're still having trouble with this, feel free to upload a screenshot of what you're seeing instead (while hiding your filenames).
Is there a way to show the folder sizes?
I've added the FOLDER size and would only show the individual file sizes once I drilled down further into the folder. Is there a way to show a folder size? The folders at my job have many layers/levels...for example, one might be Client Files/Smith/New Accounts/Savings/Application and it's very possible I would not know there is a document in this folder unless I drilled down many levels to find it. Looking for a way to find any documents that are lingering around in this set of client folders.
- Rich
Super User II
JuliePierce wrote:
Is there a way to show the folder sizes?
Click the ellipsis (three dots) next to a folder and select Calculate size.
The ellipsis options seem to have changed. I do not have an option to "calculate size".
This is all I have:
I see the total storage is shown in the basic dropbox that I have. But I wanted to see the size of each file I have on Dropbox. Maybe I'm wrong but I thought in the past you could see this. I can't seem to find how to do this now.
Also, is there no live chat or phone support for Basic subscriptions? If there is, I can't find it.
- Rich
tomcalwriter wrote:
I wanted to see the size of each file I have on Dropbox. Maybe I'm wrong but I thought in the past you could see this.
You can change one of the column headers to show Size.
https://help.dropbox.com/storage-space/file-size
Also, is there no live chat or phone support for Basic subscriptions?No, there isn't. Basic (free) accounts are limited to the self-help options that are available, including the chat bot, help center articles or asking a question on this Community.
