# Stop Calculating Folder Sizes (Folder Behavior)

**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/stop-calculating-folder-sizes-folder-behavior/33945
**Category:** Help & Support
**Created:** [November 16, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/stop-calculating-folder-sizes-folder-behavior/33945 "2019-11-16T13:59:08Z")
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### Author: ![Jables](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/jables/32/12485_2.png) [@Jables](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Jables)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/stop-calculating-folder-sizes-folder-behavior/33945/1 "2019-11-16T13:59:08Z")

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Directory Opus is calculating folder sizes automatically for all drives even with the "Calculate folder sizes automatically for..." in Folder Behavior unchecked.

I used to have it set to "local drives only," but then it started calculating sizes for network drives so I turned it off entirely. Yet, it continues to calculate sizes for all directories/volumes.

Directory Opus Pro 12.17 Build 7198

Any suggestions for me?

Thanks!

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### Author: ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/stop-calculating-folder-sizes-folder-behavior/33945/2 "2019-11-16T14:09:00Z")

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You probably either:

- Have it overridden by the folder format(s) that are being used  
(_Overriding for specific folders_ in the guide linked below)

- You're displaying columns like Total File Count which force the calculation  
(_Triggered by other recursive columns_ in the guide).

> [@Calculate Folder Sizes Automatically](https://resource.dopus.com/t/calculate-folder-sizes-automatically/2064):
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> Folder size calculation can be automatic or on-demand, depending on your preferences. Size calculation is performed in the background and does not block concurrent use of the lister, but it also causes disk access as the directory structures are exam…

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### Author: ![Jables](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/jables/32/12485_2.png) [@Jables](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Jables)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/stop-calculating-folder-sizes-folder-behavior/33945/3 "2019-11-16T14:11:06Z")

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Thanks.

It was the file count column.