[HLUG] Nautilus doesn't show the size of a folder?

[graham]

Chris wrote:
> graham wrote:
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>> Puzzle: can I find out the size of a folder in KB? For individual files 
>> Nautilus tells me the size in KB. For a folder such as Documents it 
>> tells me the size as a number of items.
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>> Graham
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> Hi Graham
>     Nautilus 2.26.2 shows folder and file sizes
>        For folders, select the folder then go to File>Properties and the 
> folder size is given as the number of files and the total size in KB.
>        For files first make sure the files are displayed in 'List' form 
> then go to 'View'>'Visible Columns' and make sure 'Size' is checked.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Chris Owens
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>   
Hi Chris
That's simple! The size of a file is one of it's properties! I should've 
guessed that.
Thanks,
Graham