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To find details about a files size, you can right click and select "Get Info":

Get Info Window

When I select a large number of files, and want to get information about all if them together as a single selection, such as the combined total size, I get the same window for every individual selection, and not a single view for the selection as a whole.

How can I get total file sizes for file/folder selections?

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  • YEAhhh, Good to see that not only me is getting annoyed by such a stupid design.
    – Marecky
    Commented Nov 30, 2022 at 15:30
  • Hey! Any updates on this? I'm also coming from Windows and I find it really annoying and counter-productive/intuitive to have to tangle my fingers with the shortcuts presented. Any packages/add-ons that can be installed to make Finder display this in its status bar?
    – radui
    Commented Aug 22 at 14:32

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Instead of ⌘+I use ⌘+⌥+I to see the info:

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Cmd+Ctrl+I does something similar, but gives you a static Summary Info window which doesn't update as your selection changes, and you can open multiple windows for different selections, which is handy for comparing groups of synced folders for example.

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  • Yup, that's it!!
    – daviesgeek
    Commented Mar 16, 2012 at 20:00
  • @daviesgeek I actually didn't know this before. But I always try the option key when looking for new features.
    – gentmatt
    Commented Mar 16, 2012 at 20:02
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    Cmd-Ctrl-I does something similar, but gives you a static "Summary Info" window (doesn't update as selection changes) and you can open multiple windows for different selections. Handy for comparing groups of synced folders.
    – joelseph
    Commented Apr 1, 2012 at 19:37
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    Thanks @joelseph I will edit that into the existing answer if it's OK by you - very useful
    – stuffe
    Commented Apr 1, 2012 at 19:44
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    Yet another example of where Windows Explorer is far ahead of OSX Finder
    – cja
    Commented Nov 5, 2015 at 16:40
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  • Select the files
  • right click
  • hold alt (notice the menu options change)
  • select 'Show Inspector'
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    your solution stops halfway: select 'Show Inspector' from the menu then
    – schellmax
    Commented Dec 5, 2017 at 14:27
  • @schellmax Then a dialog window showing information of multiple files is being opened, i.e. exactly what OP is asking, there're no other steps. What's the other half of the way supposed to be?
    – David Ferenczy Rogožan
    Commented Jan 28, 2021 at 20:51
  • @DavidFerenczyRogožan trying to remember what i meant here 3 years ago :) - but it seems i was referring to an older version of the answer (see edit history)
    – schellmax
    Commented Jan 29, 2021 at 8:06

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