How to check size of a folder using powershell?

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Hi guys I am new in the world of powershell and trying to incorporate the job I do.&nbsp;How can I check size of a folder using powershell before copying it?

lainrobertson · Answer

powershellhdp&nbsp;&nbsp;Here's two simple examples:&nbsp;1. Get the size as a number (useful if the number's going to be used later on)&nbsp;(Get-ChildItem -Path "D:\Data\Temp\" -Recurse -Force | Measure-Object -Sum Length).Sum&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Get the size as a "nicely" formatted string (useless if you need a number later on):&nbsp;(Get-ChildItem -Path "D:\Data\Temp\" -Recurse -Force | Measure-Object -Sum Length).Sum.ToString("n0")&nbsp;&nbsp;Cheers,Lain

riyazmshelp · Answer

powershellhdp&nbsp;&nbsp;Get-ChildItem -Path C:	emp\ -Recurse | Measure-Object -Sum Length | Select-Object @{name='size(mb)';expression={$_.Sum/1mb}}

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