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Compute Disk Usage

Prerequisites
  • Access Level: User.
  • Permission Requirements:
  • . Basic Vault Interaction
    • View access/sharing/project history of own files
    • View metadata for own files (necessary to download)
    • View directories
    • View usage of vault for any user

Compute Disk Usage for Files​

bulk-action

  1. Go to the Vault icon in the top left panel.
  2. Click the My files section on the left panel.
  3. Select the file(s) for which you want to compute the disk usage.
  4. Click the Open Full Menu button in the top center panel.
  5. Select Compute Disk Usage.
  6. View the computed usage to the right of the file(s) under the Size column in the vault.

Compute SHA-256 for a File​

  1. Go to the Vault icon in the top left panel.
  2. Click the My files section on the left panel.
  3. Select the file for which you want to compute the SHA-256 string.
  4. Click the Open Full Menu button in the top center panel.
  5. Select Compute SHA-256.
  6. In the prompt, view the computed SHA-256 hash.
  7. Click Copy to copy the hash.
  8. Paste the hash into your local machine's terminal.

Compute Disk Usage for Deleted Files​

bulk-action

  1. Go to the Vault icon in the top left panel.
  2. Click the Trash section on the left panel.
  3. Select the deleted file(s) for which you want to compute the disk usage.
  4. Click the Open Full Menu button in the top center panel.
  5. Select Compute Disk Usage.
  6. View the computed usage to the right of the file(s) under the Size column in the vault.

Compute SHA-256 for a Deleted File​

  1. Go to the Vault icon in the top left panel.
  2. Click the Trash section on the left panel.
  3. Select the deleted file for which you want to compute the SHA-256 string.
  4. Click the Open Full Menu button in the top center panel.
  5. Select Compute SHA-256.
  6. In the prompt, view the computed SHA-256 hash.
  7. Click Copy to copy the hash.
  8. Paste the hash into your local machine's terminal.

Effects of Computing with SHA-256​

Computing with SHA-256 verifies file integrity without inspecting the file's contents. During large transfers, the SHA-256 hash detects any discrepancies between the local machine's hash and the vault's hash. Even a single bit change results in different hashes, indicating a transfer issue. A successful transfer is confirmed if both hashes match exactly.

note

SHA-256 computation is applicable to any file.