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How can I check the size of my folders in Dropbox?
Question When I use my Dropbox from the browser I can see the size of my Dropbox and how much of that space is being used. But if I click on folders within my Dropbox I cannot see how many files are within the folders (without having to count them all myself), nor can I see the size of each folder. Is there a setting that will allow me to see this info?
Thanks,
BBN
BBN wrote:
I cannot see how many files are within the folders
Select all the files, then the count will be displayed in the upper right corner.
nor can I see the size of each folder.
Thank you so much for your very helpful and speedy reply. You solved both my problems perfectly. 🙂
Have a great weekend.
BBN
How do you get the SIZE of the folder? in MB or GB. Not the number of files. The size. The help says click on the elipsis and select 'Calculate Size'. That is not an option in my menu.
Select all the files, then the count will be displayed in the upper right corner.
For folders with thousands of files, this method is impractical.
Repeated queries return differing results, with the file count increasing with each new query. There is no indication whether the number being displayed is a partial count or a complete count.
Moments ago, for folder containing 15,000 files, it took over three minutes before a query returned the same number as the previous query.
Is there some other method which would be more suitable for folders containing large numbers of files?
- Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi de_Bergerac, currently, there isn't another method of calculating the total number of files in your folders via the Dropbox site or app.
My DropBox doesn't look like the image you are showing. I have selected 'List' and there is no pull down menu like what is shown in your image. 😞
Got it. It says my folder (with 413 items in it) has a size of '---'
That's not too helpful
