diff --git a/files/file.go b/files/file.go
index bd7f6988..c0460ac8 100644
--- a/files/file.go
+++ b/files/file.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type FileOptions struct {
 	Modify     bool
 	Expand     bool
 	ReadHeader bool
+	FolderSize bool
 	Token      string
 	Checker    rules.Checker
 	Content    bool
@@ -78,6 +79,14 @@ func NewFileInfo(opts FileOptions) (*FileInfo, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if file.IsDir && opts.FolderSize {
+		size, err := getFolderSize(file.RealPath())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		file.Size = size
+	}
+
 	if opts.Expand {
 		if file.IsDir {
 			if err := file.readListing(opts.Checker, opts.ReadHeader); err != nil { //nolint:govet
@@ -95,20 +104,7 @@ func NewFileInfo(opts FileOptions) (*FileInfo, error) {
 	return file, err
 }
 
-func NewFolderInfo(opts FileOptions) (*FileInfo, error) {
-	file, err := NewFileInfo(opts)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	size, err := GetFolderSize(file.RealPath())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	file.Size = size
-	return file, nil
-}
-
-func GetFolderSize(path string) (int64, error) {
+func getFolderSize(path string) (int64, error) {
 	var size int64
 	err := filepath.WalkDir(path, func(_ string, d os.DirEntry, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/files.js b/frontend/src/api/files.js
index 46549696..72e0b31d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/files.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/files.js
@@ -42,16 +42,6 @@ async function resourceAction(url, method, content) {
   return res;
 }
 
-async function resourceSizeAction(url, method, content) {
-  url = removePrefix(url);
-  let opts = { method };
-  if (content) {
-    opts.body = content;
-  }
-  const res = await fetchURL(`/api/resources/size${url}`, opts);
-  return res;
-}
-
 export async function remove(url) {
   return resourceAction(url, "DELETE");
 }
@@ -173,8 +163,9 @@ export async function checksum(url, algo) {
   return (await data.json()).checksums[algo];
 }
 
-export async function foldersize(url) {
-  const data = await resourceSizeAction(`${url}`, "GET");
+export async function folderSize(url) {
+  url = removePrefix(url);
+  const data = await fetchURL(`/api/resources/size${url}`, { method: "GET" });
   return (await data.json()).size;
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/prompts/Info.vue b/frontend/src/components/prompts/Info.vue
index 871a0c1a..968446e4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/prompts/Info.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/prompts/Info.vue
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
         <span id="content_length"></span> {{ humanSize }}
       </p>
 
-      <p v-if="dir || selected.length > 1">
+      <p v-if="showFolderSize && (dir || selected.length > 1)">
         <strong>Size: </strong
         ><code
-          ><a @click="foldersize($event)">{{
+          ><a @click="folderSize($event)">{{
             $t("prompts.show")
           }}</a></code
         >
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ import { files as api } from "@/api";
 
 export default {
   name: "info",
+  props: {
+    showFolderSize: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: true,
+    },
+  },
   computed: {
     ...mapState(["req", "selected"]),
     ...mapGetters(["selectedCount", "isListing"]),
@@ -175,7 +181,7 @@ export default {
         this.$showError(e);
       }
     },
-    foldersize: async function (event) {
+    folderSize: async function (event) {
       event.preventDefault();
 
       try {
@@ -186,7 +192,7 @@ export default {
           if (!item.isDir) {
             totalSize += item.size;
           } else {
-            totalSize += await api.foldersize(item.url)
+            totalSize += await api.folderSize(item.url)
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/http/resource.go b/http/resource.go
index 8107e262..91683725 100644
--- a/http/resource.go
+++ b/http/resource.go
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 var resourceGetSizeHandler = withUser(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
-	folder, err := files.NewFolderInfo(files.FileOptions{
+	folder, err := files.NewFileInfo(files.FileOptions{
 		Fs:         d.user.Fs,
 		Path:       r.URL.Path,
 		Modify:     d.user.Perm.Modify,
 		Expand:     true,
+		FolderSize: true,
 		ReadHeader: d.server.TypeDetectionByHeader,
 		Checker:    d,
 		Content:    true,