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Root folder size does not match the sum of its children

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Eg Duts

I'm using Box API and it seems that, although all first-level folders and files (queried by https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/0/items) have correct sizes, the size of the root folder (queried by https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/0/)  does not equal to the sum of the former, and is significantly smaller (~3-5 MB). On the other hand, I've noticed that the size of the root folder equals to the user's "space_used" figure (queried by https://api.box.com/2.0/users/me).

In other words, there are two strange phenomenons:

- The reported used space quota for the user is smaller than the sum of all files and folders

- The size of the root folder is also smaller than the sum of its direct child files and folders.

 

What could be the explanation of these facts? Is it a Box's bug, or am I missing something?

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  • Eg Duts

    I must add that there are currently no shared with me files or folders on my disk.

    (I've figured that shared files' sizes are not counted toward the parent folder size, i.e. occupy zero space quota of the user whom the file is shared with.)

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