{"id":13113,"date":"2024-03-15T01:55:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T01:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-i-obtain-the-file-size-in-matlab\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T11:33:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:33:46","slug":"how-do-i-obtain-the-file-size-in-matlab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-i-obtain-the-file-size-in-matlab\/","title":{"rendered":"Get File Size in MATLAB: Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In MATLAB, you can use the dir function to get the size of a file. Here is an example:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>filename = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'your_file_path'<\/span>;\r\nfile_info = dir(filename);\r\nfile_size = file_info.bytes;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>You need to replace your_file_path with the path of the file you want to get the size of. Then, the dir function will return an array of structures containing information about the file, including its size. 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