Cannot get size of a folder

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vsub
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Cannot get size of a folder

Post by vsub »

Is this something normal
If I run Everything as normal user(use the service),everything will show the folder size but if I right click=>properties on a folder that requires admin access,the size I get is 0

For example the folders oin
"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\"

When I run Everything as admin,I can get the size but runing as admin cases a lot of problems for me
horst.epp
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Re: Cannot get size of a folder

Post by horst.epp »

vsub wrote: Thu Dec 26, 2024 1:58 pm Is this something normal
If I run Everything as normal user(use the service),everything will show the folder size but if I right click=>properties on a folder that requires admin access,the size I get is 0

For example the folders oin
"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\"

When I run Everything as admin,I can get the size but runing as admin cases a lot of problems for me
And why do you need the size from the properties ?
You already see the size in the normal Everything Window.
vsub
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Re: Cannot get size of a folder

Post by vsub »

That's not the point,I am asking if it's normal
froggie
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Re: Cannot get size of a folder

Post by froggie »

Yes. It is normal.

If you right click WindowsApps then Open, you will get a message saying you do not have permission to read the folder - so Windows can't read it to get file sizes.
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