Hello,
I believe what you are looking for is the -querysummary client option.
You would use that with the "query backup" command. For example :

dsmc query backup d:\foldertorestore\* -su=yes -querysummary

Look for the "Summary Statistics" at the end of the output.

Rejean Larivee
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Software Support


"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 01/09/2015
09:24:01 AM:

> From: Hans Christian Riksheim <bullhcr AT GMAIL DOT COM>
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Date: 01/09/2015 09:24 AM
> Subject: Size of restore
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
> A user has deleted a folder. How can I quickly get an indication or a
> number on how much data and how many files will be restored so I can
> provide a guesstimate of the restore time?
>
> I can't remember exactly but I think there was a function for that in the
> earlier versions of the BA GUI .
>
> Regards,
>
> Hans Chr. Riksheim
>