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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?

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BBN

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Rich

@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.

https://help.dropbox.com/storage-space/file-size

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Rich

@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.

https://help.dropbox.com/storage-space/file-size

BBN

Thank you so much for your very helpful and speedy reply. You solved both my problems perfectly. 🙂

Have a great weekend.

BBN

mcs2

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.

Walter

Hey @mcs2 - sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

Have you tried clicking on the column header and selecting the size option from there?

Here's a screenshot of how it looks on my end for example:

mcs2

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. 😞

mcs2

Got it. It says my folder (with 413 items in it) has a size of '---'

That's not too helpful

Megan

Hi @mcs2, have you selected for the size to be visible there?

Can you send me a couple of screenshots, in order for me to have a visual too?

mcs2

Here are two screen shots showing the size as '---' and using the elipsis menu which does NOT have a 'Calculate Size' option

Screen Shot 2023-07-07 at 8.16.15 AM.png

Rich

@mcs2 wrote:
... using the elipsis menu which does NOT have a 'Calculate Size' option

Your screenshot is cutting off the bottom of the context menu. Were you able to see the entire menu on your screen? The Calculate Size option would have appeared below the Pin to Dropbox option, which is the last one visible before your screenshot is cut off.

mcs2

THANK YOU!!!!!!

Turns out this was all on me. Sorry DropBox.

de_Bergerac

Rich wrote:
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

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.

de_Bergerac

Jay: Thanks for the super-fast response!

Do you know if such a feature has been requested or put into the Dev pipeline?

Jay

While we don't know the future roadmap for any new developments within Dropbox, we do appreciate the feedback on this matter, and we take all comments into consideration when improving the Dropbox site and services.