[Solved] Copied dir doesn't show the size if Automatic only with Everything is set

[Horst.Epp]

After a dir is copied it's size is shown as 0
if the option "Calculate space occupied by subdirectories" is set to
Automatic only with Everything
Everything itself is used in all operations without problems.
If the calculating option is set to one of the other Automatics options it works.

[ghisler(Author)]

This happens because the size of the directory isn't part of the file system, so Everything has to first determine the size of the directory when it is informed about the change. Therefore at the time when Total Commander asks Everything about the new directory size, Everything returns an error. The other options then determine the size internally (not via Everything), which the option "only with Everything" explicitly forbids.

[Horst.Epp]

I understand
but TC doesn't update even when I use a refresh command much later.
Only when I change away from the parent and go back into it the size of the new dir is updated.
Everything has already the new dir in its index for shure.
For me TC should try Everything again if a refresh is manually requested.

[ghisler(Author)]

No, the directory sizes are cached, also when there are no sizes returned by Everything. It would be nice to somehow update this later, but so far I don't know how to know when Everything has the sizes ready.

[Horst.Epp]

But when I make a cm_RereadSource any cache should be ignored.

[ghisler(Author)]

cm_RereadSource is called each time you switch back to Total Commander, so losing the sizes each time would be annoying. But there is a parameter:
cm_RereadSource 1
will force a refresh.

[Horst.Epp]

Thanks, that helps.

[ghisler(Author)]

Moderator message from: ghisler(Author) » 2026-05-19, 20:07 UTC

Moved to will not be changed