---
id: moving-folders.why-does-a-cloud-folder-show-a-dash-instead-of-a-size
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/why-does-a-cloud-folder-show-a-dash-instead-of-a-size
category: "Moving folders"
subcategory: "Moving folders to a cloud account"
question: "Why does a cloud folder show a dash instead of a size in Data Parking?"
alt_questions:
  - "No size for my Google Drive folder in Data Parking"
  - "Why can't it size my cloud folder?"
  - "cloud folder size dash storage studio"
  - "Dropbox folder size not shown"
  - "Why are cloud sizes missing?"
short_answer: "Working out a cloud folder's size would mean a long series of requests to the provider for every row, which would make browsing crawl. So Storage Studio shows a dash instead of guessing. Local and fast-drive folders are measured in full."
tags: ["cloud", "folder size", "data parking"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-data-parking-move-folders-to-a-cloud-account"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why does a cloud folder show a dash instead of a size in Data Parking?

Because sizing a cloud folder would mean asking the provider about everything inside it, one request at a time, for every row on screen — browsing would crawl. Rather than show a number it hasn't really got, Storage Studio shows a dash.

Folders on your Mac and on the fast drive are always measured in full. If you need a cloud folder's total, the provider's own website usually shows it.

See [Can Data Parking move folders to a cloud account?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-data-parking-move-folders-to-a-cloud-account)