Display folder sizes in file manager

Question

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.

Solution

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:

1. Open the file explorer
2. Go to places
3. Select preferences
4. 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

Comments

[Felipe]

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.

[wim]

No, I haven't found a solution yet. I am also using Nemo.

[Adam Ryczkowski]

I've made a feature request for it: github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/637

[wim]

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

[Everton P M A]

Slowness is not an answer, and it's one of the simplest problems to solve. Plus its a subject reference.

[dsz]

Unhelpful answer. Installed Krusader just for this, and no option anywhere to set this. If it's possible, tell us how to, or you're not answering the question.

[qamnott]

@dsz, you may find more info on this link: askubuntu.com/questions/192609/…