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nubia

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    How to determine directory size?
    « on: February 17, 2009, 09:12:09 PM »
    I've looked at all the Dos Commands at http://www.computerhope.com/overview.htm
    and don't seem to be able to find out how to get the size of a Windows directory.
    Does anyone know if this is possible?
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    Re: How to determine directory size?
    « Reply #1 on: February 17, 2009, 09:20:11 PM »
    dir

    the size is listed at the bottom of the listing.
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      Re: How to determine directory size?
      « Reply #2 on: February 17, 2009, 09:43:10 PM »
      I see at the bottom what it says but this in no way matches what I get when I use Windows explorer and click properties for the selected folder. In the case of C:/Program Files typing 'Dir' at the command prompt I get
      53 files 5,571,605 bytes
      108 dirs 17,156,722,688 bytes free
      And in Windows Explorer I get:
      5.65 GB (
      Contains 61,614 files 6,636 folders.
      -What Gives??
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      Re: How to determine directory size?
      « Reply #3 on: February 17, 2009, 09:53:43 PM »
      I don't understand oll this DOS stuff,
      So I go for the hardware solution.

      You get a new blank Hard drive.
      Notice how mush space is taken and how much is available.

      Now copy the whole directory to the new drive.
      Now notice again how much space is use.  :o
      From that you can deduce how big the directory is.

      Now this, Isn't that a lot easier than
      trying to get an answer from these guys?


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        Re: How to determine directory size?
        « Reply #4 on: February 17, 2009, 10:03:09 PM »
        Ha Ha very funny-not really..but seriously though..
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        Re: How to determine directory size?
        « Reply #5 on: February 17, 2009, 10:15:30 PM »
        Folder Size. Folder properties.

        Does that help?
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        Re: How to determine directory size?
        « Reply #6 on: February 17, 2009, 10:27:34 PM »
        5,571,605 bytes~=5.65 GB
        Where is the problem?
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        Re: How to determine directory size?
        « Reply #7 on: February 17, 2009, 10:50:07 PM »
        Quote from: Broni on February 17, 2009, 10:27:34 PM
        5,571,605 bytes~=5.65 GB
        Where is the problem?

        thats 5 MB silly.


        try Dir /S instead.
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        Re: How to determine directory size?
        « Reply #8 on: February 17, 2009, 10:54:29 PM »
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        thats 5 MB silly.
        Bed time, I guess ;D
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          Re: How to determine directory size?
          « Reply #9 on: February 18, 2009, 05:10:33 PM »
          Quote from: Broni on February 17, 2009, 10:54:29 PM
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          thats 5 MB silly.
          Bed time, I guess ;D

          Yep.
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            Re: How to determine directory size?
            « Reply #10 on: February 18, 2009, 05:24:58 PM »
            Try
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            dir C:\Windows /a /swhich should match either very close, or exactly ... depending on what Windows is doing and how close together you run the DIR and the Explorer Properties.
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              Re: How to determine directory size?
              « Reply #11 on: February 18, 2009, 08:02:12 PM »
              Whew! I did the Dir /s on C:/Program Files and it went on forever! (Well several minutes anyway!)
              But yes the results were right on.
              Thank you all.
              N.
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                Re: How to determine directory size?
                « Reply #12 on: February 19, 2009, 08:26:04 AM »
                Quote from: nubia on February 18, 2009, 08:02:12 PM
                Whew! I did the Dir /s on C:/Program Files and it went on forever! (Well several minutes anyway!)
                But yes the results were right on.
                Thank you all.
                N.

                Happened to me too ^_^.
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                Re: How to determine directory size?
                « Reply #13 on: February 19, 2009, 01:12:36 PM »
                If it's a NTFS drive you can use

                Code: [Select]
                FSUTIL VOLUME DISKFREE C:
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                  Re: How to determine directory size?
                  « Reply #14 on: February 19, 2009, 02:18:46 PM »
                  But FSUTIL won't tell you a directory size.
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