How to determine directory size?

[BC_Programmer]

Oops. 

[Dias de verano]

The du utility from the Windows 2000 Resource kit is handy.

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S:\>du /q pdf-dir
Files:        10
Directories:  8
Size:         5,670,819 bytes
Size on disk: 5,670,819 bytes


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S:\>for /f "tokens=1-3" %A in ('du /q pdf-dir ^| find "Size:"') do @echo %B %C
5,670,819 bytes

[nubia]

I guess I don't have du.

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C:\>du /q program files dir
'du' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

[patio]

Keep in mind here that directory/drive/ and folder sizes will all be reported differently depending on the reporting agent itself...
This is commonly known as computer chaos and is built into every machine ever assembled...

[Geek-9pm]

This is commonly known as computer chaos and is built into every machine ever assembled...

Right!
Now I would like to know what is it about us humans that this bothers us so much. This question comes up again and again. Why do people become agitated because the machine can not  provide a precise status report?

[patio]

Because we're Human...

[BC_Programmer]

I guess I don't have du.

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C:\>du /q program files dir
'du' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

The du utility from the Windows 2000 Resource kit is handy.

Code: [Select]

S:\>du /q pdf-dir
Files:        10
Directories:  8
Size:         5,670,819 bytes
Size on disk: 5,670,819 bytes


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S:\>for /f "tokens=1-3" %A in ('du /q pdf-dir ^| find "Size:"') do @echo %B %C
5,670,819 bytes