import os
import platform
import ctypes
def get_free_space(folder):
""" Return folder/drive free space (in bytes) """
if platform.system() == 'Windows':
free_bytes = ctypes.c_ulonglong(0)
ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetDiskFreeSpaceExW(ctypes.c_wchar_p(folder),
None, None,
ctypes.pointer(free_bytes))
return free_bytes.value
else:
return os.statvfs(folder).f_bfree
if __name__ == "__main__":
path = (r"network drive")
print get_free_space(path)
This prints the free space as bytes. It is cross platform and will work on both Linux,MaxOS and Windows. Enjoy