Confusing folder's size calculation with "Ignore List&q

yvlad · Post by *yvlad » 2010-09-13, 18:25 UTC

TC 5.55a doesn't take into account "Ignore list" when calculates size of the folder (it includes ignored files / folders to calculation).

How to reproduce:
create a new folder and add two files there. Add one file to "Ignore List" (Options->Ignore List). It becomes invisible in the TC (OK). But if you will calculate the folder size (either by SPACE or CTRL+L command) it will show you taken by two files (error?).

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2010-09-13, 20:15 UTC

I think it is not a bug but by design (or just unsupported feature). Folder size is calculated w/o taking ignore list into account.

Balderstrom · Post by *Balderstrom » 2010-09-13, 21:26 UTC

I think it's by design, and preferred behaviour. I don't see any reason for calculate dir size to ignore files that really do exist...

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2010-09-16, 15:22 UTC

Indeed it's by design, but it's debatable whether there should be a switch to change that behaviour.

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2011-10-01, 11:12 UTC

Sometimes it would be useful to calculate size of folder NOT including size of ignored items. E.g. before copying/packing since TC doesn't copy/pack ignored items.

a switch to change that behaviour

I think a switch for Space/Ctrl+L and a pair of internal commands: one that will always calculate entire size and other one that will always calculate taking ignore list into account.