Display folder sizes in file manager
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In nautilus (or nemo) file manager, the "Size" column shows the filesize for files and the number of items contained in a folder for subdirectories:
Number of items is not that important for me, it would be more useful if I could make this column show the total size contained under the directory. I had an extension on windows called foldersize which shows what I mean:
I think it involved a service which ran in the background monitoring filesystem modifications in order to make sure the column was kept up to date.
I am interested to know if there is any similar extension to nautilus, I would also be open to switching to another file manager to get this functionality. I am aware of the Disk Usage Analyser in Ubuntu, but what I'm looking for is a solution with file manager integration.
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In nautilus (or nemo) file manager, the "Size" column shows the filesize for files and the number of items contained in a folder for subdirectories:
Number of items is not that important for me, it would be more useful if I could make this column show the total size contained under the directory. I had an extension on windows called foldersize which shows what I mean:
I think it involved a service which ran in the background monitoring filesystem modifications in order to make sure the column was kept up to date.
I am interested to know if there is any similar extension to nautilus, I would also be open to switching to another file manager to get this functionality. I am aware of the Disk Usage Analyser in Ubuntu, but what I'm looking for is a solution with file manager integration.
nautilus filesystem filemanager
asked May 21 '13 at 2:49
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I know that nobody has answered your question, but i was wondering if you found something. I currently switch to Nemo, and the only extra info I get is a bar under the Filesystems that shows me how full they are, but nothing for a per folder basis.
– Felipe
Oct 18 '13 at 16:17
No, I haven't found a solution yet. I am also using Nemo.
– wim
Oct 19 '13 at 19:28
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I've made a feature request for it: github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/637
– Adam Ryczkowski
Jun 17 '14 at 9:38
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up vote
21
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In nautilus (or nemo) file manager, the "Size" column shows the filesize for files and the number of items contained in a folder for subdirectories:
Number of items is not that important for me, it would be more useful if I could make this column show the total size contained under the directory. I had an extension on windows called foldersize which shows what I mean:
I think it involved a service which ran in the background monitoring filesystem modifications in order to make sure the column was kept up to date.
I am interested to know if there is any similar extension to nautilus, I would also be open to switching to another file manager to get this functionality. I am aware of the Disk Usage Analyser in Ubuntu, but what I'm looking for is a solution with file manager integration.
nautilus filesystem filemanager
asked May 21 '13 at 2:49
wim
5,323236495
In nautilus (or nemo) file manager, the "Size" column shows the filesize for files and the number of items contained in a folder for subdirectories:
Number of items is not that important for me, it would be more useful if I could make this column show the total size contained under the directory. I had an extension on windows called foldersize which shows what I mean:
I think it involved a service which ran in the background monitoring filesystem modifications in order to make sure the column was kept up to date.
I am interested to know if there is any similar extension to nautilus, I would also be open to switching to another file manager to get this functionality. I am aware of the Disk Usage Analyser in Ubuntu, but what I'm looking for is a solution with file manager integration.
nautilus filesystem filemanager
nautilus filesystem filemanager
asked May 21 '13 at 2:49
wim
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asked May 21 '13 at 2:49
wim
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asked May 21 '13 at 2:49
wim
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asked May 21 '13 at 2:49
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asked May 21 '13 at 2:49
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I know that nobody has answered your question, but i was wondering if you found something. I currently switch to Nemo, and the only extra info I get is a bar under the Filesystems that shows me how full they are, but nothing for a per folder basis.
– Felipe
Oct 18 '13 at 16:17
No, I haven't found a solution yet. I am also using Nemo.
– wim
Oct 19 '13 at 19:28
2
I've made a feature request for it: github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/637
– Adam Ryczkowski
Jun 17 '14 at 9:38
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I know that nobody has answered your question, but i was wondering if you found something. I currently switch to Nemo, and the only extra info I get is a bar under the Filesystems that shows me how full they are, but nothing for a per folder basis.
– Felipe
Oct 18 '13 at 16:17
No, I haven't found a solution yet. I am also using Nemo.
– wim
Oct 19 '13 at 19:28
2
I've made a feature request for it: github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/637
– Adam Ryczkowski
Jun 17 '14 at 9:38
1
1
I know that nobody has answered your question, but i was wondering if you found something. I currently switch to Nemo, and the only extra info I get is a bar under the Filesystems that shows me how full they are, but nothing for a per folder basis.
– Felipe
Oct 18 '13 at 16:17
I know that nobody has answered your question, but i was wondering if you found something. I currently switch to Nemo, and the only extra info I get is a bar under the Filesystems that shows me how full they are, but nothing for a per folder basis.
– Felipe
Oct 18 '13 at 16:17
No, I haven't found a solution yet. I am also using Nemo.
– wim
Oct 19 '13 at 19:28
No, I haven't found a solution yet. I am also using Nemo.
– wim
Oct 19 '13 at 19:28
2
2
I've made a feature request for it: github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/637
– Adam Ryczkowski
Jun 17 '14 at 9:38
I've made a feature request for it: github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/637
– Adam Ryczkowski
Jun 17 '14 at 9:38
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Not sure if this will help as it's not exactly what you're looking for, but you can display the file size under the icon:
- Open the file explorer
- Go to places
- Select preferences
- Select display tab
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-tweak-nautilus-to-display-size-of-files-under-their-name.html
However, this is probably a more direct answer to your question: Show current folder size in Nautilus
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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answered Oct 19 '13 at 16:27
Jens Bodal
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Always calculating the disk usage of a directory accurately (including hardlinks etc.) would slow you down, so it is not done. (With large directories I even have to wait quite a while to get the number of items.)
If you want to analyze disk usage try gdmap or baobab. There are even more tools.
answered Dec 4 '13 at 11:41
not-a-user
1373
6
I mentioned in my question already I'm aware of baobab (it's the same as Ubuntu disk usage analyzer) and I also have gdmap. Neither of these can be integrated into the file manager. Calculating the usage of a directory does not necessarily have to be slow, if you have a daemon which monitors filesystem changes and updates an index accordingly. Similar to usingfindvs usingupdatedbandlocate
– wim
Dec 4 '13 at 16:03
3
Slowness is not an answer, and it's one of the simplest problems to solve. Plus its a subject reference.
– nullsteph
Nov 18 '15 at 2:49
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Krusader will calculate the size of one or directories. This is very useful when you are trying to figure out how much data you can fit on a a CD or DVD data archive disk.
answered Dec 16 '15 at 19:04
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Not sure if this will help as it's not exactly what you're looking for, but you can display the file size under the icon:
- Open the file explorer
- Go to places
- Select preferences
- Select display tab
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-tweak-nautilus-to-display-size-of-files-under-their-name.html
However, this is probably a more direct answer to your question: Show current folder size in Nautilus
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
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answered Oct 19 '13 at 16:27
Jens Bodal
1234
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
Not sure if this will help as it's not exactly what you're looking for, but you can display the file size under the icon:
- Open the file explorer
- Go to places
- Select preferences
- Select display tab
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-tweak-nautilus-to-display-size-of-files-under-their-name.html
However, this is probably a more direct answer to your question: Show current folder size in Nautilus
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Oct 19 '13 at 16:27
Jens Bodal
1234
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
Not sure if this will help as it's not exactly what you're looking for, but you can display the file size under the icon:
- Open the file explorer
- Go to places
- Select preferences
- Select display tab
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-tweak-nautilus-to-display-size-of-files-under-their-name.html
However, this is probably a more direct answer to your question: Show current folder size in Nautilus
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Oct 19 '13 at 16:27
Jens Bodal
1234
Not sure if this will help as it's not exactly what you're looking for, but you can display the file size under the icon:
- Open the file explorer
- Go to places
- Select preferences
- Select display tab
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-tweak-nautilus-to-display-size-of-files-under-their-name.html
However, this is probably a more direct answer to your question: Show current folder size in Nautilus
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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answered Oct 19 '13 at 16:27
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Always calculating the disk usage of a directory accurately (including hardlinks etc.) would slow you down, so it is not done. (With large directories I even have to wait quite a while to get the number of items.)
If you want to analyze disk usage try gdmap or baobab. There are even more tools.
answered Dec 4 '13 at 11:41
not-a-user
1373
6
I mentioned in my question already I'm aware of baobab (it's the same as Ubuntu disk usage analyzer) and I also have gdmap. Neither of these can be integrated into the file manager. Calculating the usage of a directory does not necessarily have to be slow, if you have a daemon which monitors filesystem changes and updates an index accordingly. Similar to usingfindvs usingupdatedbandlocate
– wim
Dec 4 '13 at 16:03
3
Slowness is not an answer, and it's one of the simplest problems to solve. Plus its a subject reference.
– nullsteph
Nov 18 '15 at 2:49
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
Always calculating the disk usage of a directory accurately (including hardlinks etc.) would slow you down, so it is not done. (With large directories I even have to wait quite a while to get the number of items.)
If you want to analyze disk usage try gdmap or baobab. There are even more tools.
answered Dec 4 '13 at 11:41
not-a-user
1373
6
I mentioned in my question already I'm aware of baobab (it's the same as Ubuntu disk usage analyzer) and I also have gdmap. Neither of these can be integrated into the file manager. Calculating the usage of a directory does not necessarily have to be slow, if you have a daemon which monitors filesystem changes and updates an index accordingly. Similar to usingfindvs usingupdatedbandlocate
– wim
Dec 4 '13 at 16:03
3
Slowness is not an answer, and it's one of the simplest problems to solve. Plus its a subject reference.
– nullsteph
Nov 18 '15 at 2:49
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
Always calculating the disk usage of a directory accurately (including hardlinks etc.) would slow you down, so it is not done. (With large directories I even have to wait quite a while to get the number of items.)
If you want to analyze disk usage try gdmap or baobab. There are even more tools.
answered Dec 4 '13 at 11:41
not-a-user
1373
Always calculating the disk usage of a directory accurately (including hardlinks etc.) would slow you down, so it is not done. (With large directories I even have to wait quite a while to get the number of items.)
If you want to analyze disk usage try gdmap or baobab. There are even more tools.
answered Dec 4 '13 at 11:41
not-a-user
1373
answered Dec 4 '13 at 11:41
not-a-user
1373
answered Dec 4 '13 at 11:41
not-a-user
1373
answered Dec 4 '13 at 11:41
not-a-user
1373
1373
6
I mentioned in my question already I'm aware of baobab (it's the same as Ubuntu disk usage analyzer) and I also have gdmap. Neither of these can be integrated into the file manager. Calculating the usage of a directory does not necessarily have to be slow, if you have a daemon which monitors filesystem changes and updates an index accordingly. Similar to usingfindvs usingupdatedbandlocate
– wim
Dec 4 '13 at 16:03
3
Slowness is not an answer, and it's one of the simplest problems to solve. Plus its a subject reference.
– nullsteph
Nov 18 '15 at 2:49
add a comment |
6
I mentioned in my question already I'm aware of baobab (it's the same as Ubuntu disk usage analyzer) and I also have gdmap. Neither of these can be integrated into the file manager. Calculating the usage of a directory does not necessarily have to be slow, if you have a daemon which monitors filesystem changes and updates an index accordingly. Similar to usingfindvs usingupdatedbandlocate
– wim
Dec 4 '13 at 16:03
3
Slowness is not an answer, and it's one of the simplest problems to solve. Plus its a subject reference.
– nullsteph
Nov 18 '15 at 2:49
6
6
I mentioned in my question already I'm aware of baobab (it's the same as Ubuntu disk usage analyzer) and I also have gdmap. Neither of these can be integrated into the file manager. Calculating the usage of a directory does not necessarily have to be slow, if you have a daemon which monitors filesystem changes and updates an index accordingly. Similar to using
find vs using updatedb and locate– wim
Dec 4 '13 at 16:03
I mentioned in my question already I'm aware of baobab (it's the same as Ubuntu disk usage analyzer) and I also have gdmap. Neither of these can be integrated into the file manager. Calculating the usage of a directory does not necessarily have to be slow, if you have a daemon which monitors filesystem changes and updates an index accordingly. Similar to using
find vs using updatedb and locate– wim
Dec 4 '13 at 16:03
3
3
Slowness is not an answer, and it's one of the simplest problems to solve. Plus its a subject reference.
– nullsteph
Nov 18 '15 at 2:49
Slowness is not an answer, and it's one of the simplest problems to solve. Plus its a subject reference.
– nullsteph
Nov 18 '15 at 2:49
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
Krusader will calculate the size of one or directories. This is very useful when you are trying to figure out how much data you can fit on a a CD or DVD data archive disk.
answered Dec 16 '15 at 19:04
LinuxParadigm
1
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
Krusader will calculate the size of one or directories. This is very useful when you are trying to figure out how much data you can fit on a a CD or DVD data archive disk.
answered Dec 16 '15 at 19:04
LinuxParadigm
1
add a comment |
up vote
0
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up vote
0
down vote
Krusader will calculate the size of one or directories. This is very useful when you are trying to figure out how much data you can fit on a a CD or DVD data archive disk.
answered Dec 16 '15 at 19:04
LinuxParadigm
1
Krusader will calculate the size of one or directories. This is very useful when you are trying to figure out how much data you can fit on a a CD or DVD data archive disk.
answered Dec 16 '15 at 19:04
LinuxParadigm
1
answered Dec 16 '15 at 19:04
LinuxParadigm
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answered Dec 16 '15 at 19:04
LinuxParadigm
1
answered Dec 16 '15 at 19:04
LinuxParadigm
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I know that nobody has answered your question, but i was wondering if you found something. I currently switch to Nemo, and the only extra info I get is a bar under the Filesystems that shows me how full they are, but nothing for a per folder basis.
– Felipe
Oct 18 '13 at 16:17
No, I haven't found a solution yet. I am also using Nemo.
– wim
Oct 19 '13 at 19:28
2
I've made a feature request for it: github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/637
– Adam Ryczkowski
Jun 17 '14 at 9:38