Get file size in Swift

Question

I tried several method to get file size, but always get zero.

let path = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("movie", ofType: "mov")
let attr = NSFileManager.defaultManager().attributesOfFileSystemForPath(path!, error: nil)
if let attr = attr {
    let size: AnyObject? = attr[NSFileSize]
    println("File size = \(size)")
}

I get in log: File size = nil

Answer 1

Use attributesOfItemAtPath instead of attributesOfFileSystemForPath + call .fileSize() on your attr.

var filePath: NSString = "your path here"
var fileSize : UInt64
var attr:NSDictionary? = NSFileManager.defaultManager().attributesOfItemAtPath(filePath, error: nil)
if let _attr = attr {
    fileSize = _attr.fileSize();
}

In Swift 2.0, we use do try catch pattern, like this:

let filePath = "your path here"
var fileSize : UInt64 = 0

do {
    let attr : NSDictionary? = try NSFileManager.defaultManager().attributesOfItemAtPath(filePath)

    if let _attr = attr {
        fileSize = _attr.fileSize();
    }
} catch {
    print("Error: \(error)")
}

In Swift 3.x/4.0:

let filePath = "your path here"
var fileSize : UInt64

do {
    //return [FileAttributeKey : Any]
    let attr = try FileManager.default.attributesOfItem(atPath: filePath)
    fileSize = attr[FileAttributeKey.size] as! UInt64

    //if you convert to NSDictionary, you can get file size old way as well.
    let dict = attr as NSDictionary
    fileSize = dict.fileSize()
} catch {
    print("Error: \(error)")
}

Answer 2

Swift4: URL extension to easily access file attributes

Extension:

extension URL {
    var attributes: [FileAttributeKey : Any]? {
        do {
            return try FileManager.default.attributesOfItem(atPath: path)
        } catch let error as NSError {
            print("FileAttribute error: \(error)")
        }
        return nil
    }

    var fileSize: UInt64 {
        return attributes?[.size] as? UInt64 ?? UInt64(0)
    }

    var fileSizeString: String {
        return ByteCountFormatter.string(fromByteCount: Int64(fileSize), countStyle: .file)
    }

    var creationDate: Date? {
        return attributes?[.creationDate] as? Date
    }
}

Usage:

let fileUrl: URL
print("file size = \(fileUrl.fileSize), \(fileUrl.fileSizeString)")