To get the size of a folder using PowerShell we can make use of the combination of Measure-Object cmdlet from Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility module and Get-ChildItem command from the Microsoft.PowerShell.Management module.
Let's see the steps by breaking the one-liner first.
Step 1: We get all the child elements using Get-ChildItem
Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File -Force 'path/to/folder'Step 2: Get the Size of Individual files using Measure-Object
Measure-Object -Property Length -Sum'Step 3: Finally take a Sum of each file/object.
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Example:
(Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File -Force 'data-folder' | Measure-Object -Property Length -Sum).Sum 
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