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Name: diskSpace
Type: function
Syntax: the diskSpace
Syntax: diskSpace()
Summary: <return|Returns> the amount of free space on the disk that holds the <defaultFolder>.
Introduced: 1.0
OS: mac,windows,linux
Platforms: desktop,server,web
Security: disk
Example:
the diskSpace
Example:
put the diskSpace div (1024^2) into megabytesAvailable
Example:
if the diskSpace < spaceNeeded then exit mouseUp
Returns: The <diskSpace> <function> <return|returns> an <integer>.
Description:
Use the <diskSpace> <function> to determine whether there is enough free space to complete an action (such as <download|downloading> data).
The value returned by the <diskSpace> <function> is in <byte|bytes>. To convert to kilobytes (K), divide the <return value> by 1024. To convert to megabytes (M), divide by 1024^2. To convert to gigabytes (G), divide by 1024^3:
function humanReadableDiskSpace theUnits
set the caseSensitive to false
switch char 1 of theUnits
case "k"
return the diskSpace div 1024
break
case "m"
return the diskSpace div (1024^2)
break
case "g"
return the diskSpace div (1024^3)
break
default
return the diskSpace
break
end switch
end humanReadableDiskSpace
References: freeSize (property), size (property), defaultFolder (property), integer (keyword), hasMemory (function), volumes (function), stackSpace (function), download (glossary), return value (glossary), return (glossary), byte (glossary), function (control_st)