diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/util/WsUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/util/WsUtil.java
index dac3ead..1d80e86 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/util/WsUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/server/util/WsUtil.java
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ public class WsUtil {
 			
 			/*USE ANOTHER ACCOUNT (OTHERWHISE BY TEST_USER) FOR RUNNING
 			 * COMMENT THIS IN DEVELOP ENVIROMENT (UNCOMMENT IN PRODUCTION)*/
-//			user=TEST_USER;
+			user=TEST_USER;
 			
 			//UNCOMMENT THIS IN DEVELOP ENVIROMENT
-			user = "francesco.mangiacrapa";
+//			user = "francesco.mangiacrapa";
 			
 			logger.warn("WORKSPACE PORTLET STARTING IN TEST MODE - NO USER FOUND - PORTLETS STARTING WITH FOLLOWING SETTINGS:");
 			logger.warn("session id: "+sessionID);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/SizeRetrieving.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/SizeRetrieving.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c26de05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/workspace/SizeRetrieving.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+package org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.HomeLibrary;
+import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.Workspace;
+import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.WorkspaceFolder;
+import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.WorkspaceItem;
+import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.WorkspaceItemType;
+import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.folder.FolderItem;
+import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
+import org.gcube.common.scope.impl.ScopeBean;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it
+ * @Jan 29, 2014
+ *
+ */
+public class SizeRetrieving {
+	
+	
+	public static String DEFAULT_SCOPE = "/gcube/devsec"; //DEV
+	public static String TEST_USER = "andrea.manzi";
+	
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+		try {
+
+			ScopeBean scope = new ScopeBean(DEFAULT_SCOPE);
+			ScopeProvider.instance.set(scope.toString());
+			
+			Workspace ws = HomeLibrary
+					.getHomeManagerFactory()
+					.getHomeManager()
+					.getHome(TEST_USER)
+					.getWorkspace();
+			//
+			
+			System.out.println("start get root");
+			WorkspaceItem root = ws.getRoot();
+			
+
+	
+			System.out.println("start get children");
+			List<? extends WorkspaceItem> children = root.getChildren();
+
+			System.out.println("children size: "+children.size());
+			
+			int i=0;
+			for (WorkspaceItem workspaceItem : children) {
+				
+				
+				if(workspaceItem.getType().equals(WorkspaceItemType.FOLDER) || workspaceItem.getType().equals(WorkspaceItemType.SHARED_FOLDER)){
+					
+					WorkspaceFolder folder = (WorkspaceFolder) workspaceItem;
+					
+				
+					System.out.println(++i+") folder name: "+folder.getName());
+				}else{
+					
+				
+					if(workspaceItem.getType().equals(WorkspaceItemType.FOLDER_ITEM)){
+					
+					FolderItem folderItem = (FolderItem) workspaceItem;
+										
+					System.out.println(++i+") folderItem id: "+folderItem.getId() +", name: "+folderItem.getName() + ", size: "+folderItem.getLength());
+					}
+					
+				}
+			}
+			System.out.println("end");
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+
+}