Show current folder size in Nautilus

Question

On OS X, ttk.Style().configure('TLabelframe.label', font='helvetica 14 bold') works to change the font used by the ttk.LabelFrame widget. On Windows, ttk.Style().configure('TLabelframe.label', font='arial 14 bold') has no effect other than returning the same font info to ttk.Style().lookup('TLabelframe.label','font').

I've tried different font names and formats, creating a derived style, using TkDefaultFont and just changing the size, and different widgets (TButton.label, TCheckbutton.label). So far, no matter what I've tried, it always appears to use TkDefaultFont in the default size.

Changing the font setting in python27/tcl/tk8.5/ttk/xpTheme.tcl (the default theme on windows) does change the font being displayed. Removing the -font TkDefaultFont setting from the theme settings does not change what is displayed.

Any suggestions as to how this actually works?

Edit: I hadn't tried changing the font for the Label widget before, and that one actually works.

Solution 1

The reason this information is not in the statusbar is probably because it requires a lot of disk reading to find the disk usage of a directory. Consider opening /. It'll have to recursively traverse the entire filesystem in order to find the disk usage. The ammount of free space on the other hand, is very quick to retrieve since each filesystem keeps track of this.

Solution 2

Right click the folder in nautilus and select Properties. The Basic tab shows how many items and total size. Not on the bottom but the information is there.

Solution 3

It is not possible, and you would have to file a bug report requesting this feature.

Solution 4

I don't have answer from within Nautilus, but I do have a solution to the problem I was having. As newcomer to Linux I was looking for an answer to the same question and I'm really surprised that this feature isn't there.

I am running an SSD, but they're not cheap so I've only got 64 GB on my hard drive. I load Ubuntu and within days half the disk is gobbled up. I discover that my home folder is the culprit - but which sub-folders are the problem? Sure, I can expand the whole tree and check the properties of each file individually, but that will take me half the morning.

This link gives some very simple command line instructions that enable you to list all the files whose size lies between the range you specify in the directory you specify - so you can instantly find all the biggies.. But that may not be why you wanted the feature.

Anyway, here's the link http://www.unixtutorial.org/2008/03/find-large-files-and-directories/

Solution 5

No, this is impossible. You can view size manually by right-clicking a file or folder and choosing "Properties", and the size will be under the tab named "General".

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Comments

[Book Of Zeus]

+1 that can be very good information, too bad it's not possible (for now)

[nilsonneto]

@rcs20 - care to expand what you mean by "out-of-date and require revision given recent changes" ? As far as I can see, 12.04 behaves the same as 11.10.

[Admin]

Install baobab - a nice GUI app listing choosen folders within their size.

[Admin]

disk usage analyzer will do it

[Manish Sinha]

Or an extension (if the necessary info is exposed)

[v2r]

"ctrl+i" also works for quicker access. (ctrl = command key)

[phil294]

for the lazy ones: it uses du (estimate file size): du -sh /usr/* | sort -h. May take a good couple of seconds.

[Goutam Hebbar]

Sir, I'm unable to find 'start-with-status-bar' option