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Click here to copy the following block ' Returns the size of the specified directory ' - Note: requires Imports System.IO ' - Usage: Dim DirSize As Long = GetDirectorySize("D:\Projects") Function GetDirectorySize(ByVal DirPath As String) As Long  Dim DirSize As Long  Dim Dir As DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo(DirPath)  ' add the size of each file  Dim ChildFile As FileInfo  For Each ChildFile In Dir.GetFiles()   DirSize += ChildFile.Length  Next  ' add the size of each sub-directory, that is retrieved by recursively  ' calling this same routine  Dim SubDir As DirectoryInfo  For Each SubDir In Dir.GetDirectories()   DirSize += GetDirectorySize(SubDir.FullName)  Next  Return DirSize End Function

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