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How to view the exact size of a file in Google Drive (e.g., expressed in bytes)?

E.g., in the following I would like to know the exact file size, not rounded n KB:

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Link to the folder if you want to try: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4y6Mj_UZoTEWW9IRWhJV2xnbVk

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Apparently there are two different "detail views" in Google Drive. The one I showed in the question doesn't have the exact size, whereas the second one has it…:

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    I'm not seeing it now. I cynically assume some product manager freaked out about too much information scaring users away, and now it's less useful for the rest of us. I would've hoped the dumbing down craze to have run its course years ago, but sadly, no.
    – Michael Scheper
    Commented Jun 10 at 21:19

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