Query Size on disk
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Description
Hello,
first, thank you for sharing and maintaining p4vfs, it's very cool.
I'd like to ask if there's a way to programmatically query the Size on disk that I can see in the folder properties window. I'd like to know how much space a given p4vfs-managed directory takes on a disk.
I've tried various approaches, but without success. Mentioning some below:
- CMD's
dircommand reports only the full size - Git BASH's
ducommand reports the full size and hydrates files in the process - Sysinternals'
ducommand reports both Size and Size on disk, but the latter is incorrect (there's a non-zero value) - Python's
os.stat(file_path).st_sizereturns the full size
Best,
Juraj
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The issue names no repository files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the p4vfs filesystem and Windows file-size handling, then compare the requested value with the Windows folder-properties “Size on disk” behavior and the approaches listed in the report. Done means documenting or exposing a reliable way to query that value without hydrating files.
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- Tech stack
- cpp
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- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
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