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On macOS: right click a folder, pick "Get Info" from the contextual menu and you get a window with all the info on the folder , including size and number of fi
by rdsnsca 6y ago
On macOS: right click a folder, pick "Get Info" from the contextual menu and you get a window with all the info on the folder , including size and number of files in it.
- beervirus 6y ago... which recursively enumerates the contents and adds up their sizes.
- Bud 6y agoNope. The original comment said "using some kind of tool". That's false.
- beervirus 6y agoWell, yes, that’s exactly what it does. Operating systems include many tools.
- Bud 6y agoIn this case, as you already know (or should), no external or extra "tool" is needed. You hit "get info" and it tells you. Boom. Done.
- beervirus 6y agoThat’s still a tool, even if it’s included with the OS. This is getting a little bit silly. But the comment that started this discussion was just making the point that this stuff isn’t built into the filesystem.