Finder shows different file size compared to terminal
I have a folder called 'objects' in my mac.
When I check the contents of it in the terminal it's showing like this.
Clearly object folder shows 4.1K
However when I see it in the finder,
It shows, 26.3 MB
What's the reason for the significant increase in the size in the finder?
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I have a folder called 'objects' in my mac.
When I check the contents of it in the terminal it's showing like this.
Clearly object folder shows 4.1K
However when I see it in the finder,
It shows, 26.3 MB
What's the reason for the significant increase in the size in the finder?
terminal mac finder unix filesystem
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What did you aliaslsto? The output you show is not standard for a simplels.
– nohillside♦
2 days ago
@nohillside I have aliased ls to 'ls -lh'
– Prajwal
2 days ago
The image shows a file size of 25.7 MB but in the text you write 26.3 MB. Where did the last figure come from?
– 11684
2 days ago
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I have a folder called 'objects' in my mac.
When I check the contents of it in the terminal it's showing like this.
Clearly object folder shows 4.1K
However when I see it in the finder,
It shows, 26.3 MB
What's the reason for the significant increase in the size in the finder?
terminal mac finder unix filesystem
asked 2 days ago
Prajwal
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I have a folder called 'objects' in my mac.
When I check the contents of it in the terminal it's showing like this.
Clearly object folder shows 4.1K
However when I see it in the finder,
It shows, 26.3 MB
What's the reason for the significant increase in the size in the finder?
terminal mac finder unix filesystem
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What did you aliaslsto? The output you show is not standard for a simplels.
– nohillside♦
2 days ago
@nohillside I have aliased ls to 'ls -lh'
– Prajwal
2 days ago
The image shows a file size of 25.7 MB but in the text you write 26.3 MB. Where did the last figure come from?
– 11684
2 days ago
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What did you aliaslsto? The output you show is not standard for a simplels.
– nohillside♦
2 days ago
@nohillside I have aliased ls to 'ls -lh'
– Prajwal
2 days ago
The image shows a file size of 25.7 MB but in the text you write 26.3 MB. Where did the last figure come from?
– 11684
2 days ago
1
1
What did you alias
ls to? The output you show is not standard for a simple ls.– nohillside♦
2 days ago
What did you alias
ls to? The output you show is not standard for a simple ls.– nohillside♦
2 days ago
@nohillside I have aliased ls to 'ls -lh'
– Prajwal
2 days ago
@nohillside I have aliased ls to 'ls -lh'
– Prajwal
2 days ago
The image shows a file size of 25.7 MB but in the text you write 26.3 MB. Where did the last figure come from?
– 11684
2 days ago
The image shows a file size of 25.7 MB but in the text you write 26.3 MB. Where did the last figure come from?
– 11684
2 days ago
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You have to enter the command du -sh * instead of ls to get the actual size of the folders in your current directory (the sum of the files size they contain).
The command ls shows file size, but it has a different meaning for folders. It actually shows the size allocated for the directory to store metadata (mainly the index) of the files it contains.
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Oh. When I try to transfer the folder to drive, it's actually transferring the entire 26 MB. Is there anyway I can transfer only the actual file size i.e. 4KB?
– Prajwal
2 days ago
2
@Prajwal 26 MB is the actual size of your folder with all its content. The only way to reduce its size is to compress it.
– Yoric
2 days ago
1
@Prajwal you can remove the contents of the folder and only transfer that. Then Finder and ls wound agree on the size.
– Tim
2 days ago
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
2 days ago
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You have to enter the command du -sh * instead of ls to get the actual size of the folders in your current directory (the sum of the files size they contain).
The command ls shows file size, but it has a different meaning for folders. It actually shows the size allocated for the directory to store metadata (mainly the index) of the files it contains.
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Oh. When I try to transfer the folder to drive, it's actually transferring the entire 26 MB. Is there anyway I can transfer only the actual file size i.e. 4KB?
– Prajwal
2 days ago
2
@Prajwal 26 MB is the actual size of your folder with all its content. The only way to reduce its size is to compress it.
– Yoric
2 days ago
1
@Prajwal you can remove the contents of the folder and only transfer that. Then Finder and ls wound agree on the size.
– Tim
2 days ago
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
2 days ago
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You have to enter the command du -sh * instead of ls to get the actual size of the folders in your current directory (the sum of the files size they contain).
The command ls shows file size, but it has a different meaning for folders. It actually shows the size allocated for the directory to store metadata (mainly the index) of the files it contains.
edited 2 days ago
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Oh. When I try to transfer the folder to drive, it's actually transferring the entire 26 MB. Is there anyway I can transfer only the actual file size i.e. 4KB?
– Prajwal
2 days ago
2
@Prajwal 26 MB is the actual size of your folder with all its content. The only way to reduce its size is to compress it.
– Yoric
2 days ago
1
@Prajwal you can remove the contents of the folder and only transfer that. Then Finder and ls wound agree on the size.
– Tim
2 days ago
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
2 days ago
add a comment |
You have to enter the command du -sh * instead of ls to get the actual size of the folders in your current directory (the sum of the files size they contain).
The command ls shows file size, but it has a different meaning for folders. It actually shows the size allocated for the directory to store metadata (mainly the index) of the files it contains.
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You have to enter the command du -sh * instead of ls to get the actual size of the folders in your current directory (the sum of the files size they contain).
The command ls shows file size, but it has a different meaning for folders. It actually shows the size allocated for the directory to store metadata (mainly the index) of the files it contains.
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Oh. When I try to transfer the folder to drive, it's actually transferring the entire 26 MB. Is there anyway I can transfer only the actual file size i.e. 4KB?
– Prajwal
2 days ago
2
@Prajwal 26 MB is the actual size of your folder with all its content. The only way to reduce its size is to compress it.
– Yoric
2 days ago
1
@Prajwal you can remove the contents of the folder and only transfer that. Then Finder and ls wound agree on the size.
– Tim
2 days ago
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
2 days ago
add a comment |
Oh. When I try to transfer the folder to drive, it's actually transferring the entire 26 MB. Is there anyway I can transfer only the actual file size i.e. 4KB?
– Prajwal
2 days ago
2
@Prajwal 26 MB is the actual size of your folder with all its content. The only way to reduce its size is to compress it.
– Yoric
2 days ago
1
@Prajwal you can remove the contents of the folder and only transfer that. Then Finder and ls wound agree on the size.
– Tim
2 days ago
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
2 days ago
Oh. When I try to transfer the folder to drive, it's actually transferring the entire 26 MB. Is there anyway I can transfer only the actual file size i.e. 4KB?
– Prajwal
2 days ago
Oh. When I try to transfer the folder to drive, it's actually transferring the entire 26 MB. Is there anyway I can transfer only the actual file size i.e. 4KB?
– Prajwal
2 days ago
2
2
@Prajwal 26 MB is the actual size of your folder with all its content. The only way to reduce its size is to compress it.
– Yoric
2 days ago
@Prajwal 26 MB is the actual size of your folder with all its content. The only way to reduce its size is to compress it.
– Yoric
2 days ago
1
1
@Prajwal you can remove the contents of the folder and only transfer that. Then Finder and ls wound agree on the size.
– Tim
2 days ago
@Prajwal you can remove the contents of the folder and only transfer that. Then Finder and ls wound agree on the size.
– Tim
2 days ago
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
2 days ago
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
2 days ago
add a comment |
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What did you alias
lsto? The output you show is not standard for a simplels.– nohillside♦
2 days ago
@nohillside I have aliased ls to 'ls -lh'
– Prajwal
2 days ago
The image shows a file size of 25.7 MB but in the text you write 26.3 MB. Where did the last figure come from?
– 11684
2 days ago