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?
terminal mac finder unix filesystem
asked Dec 29 '18 at 11:13
Prajwal 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
asked Dec 29 '18 at 11:13
Prajwal Prajwal
132
1
What did you aliaslsto? The output you show is not standard for a simplels.
– nohillside♦
Dec 29 '18 at 12:16
@nohillside I have aliased ls to 'ls -lh'
– Prajwal
Dec 29 '18 at 13:14
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
Dec 29 '18 at 21:33
add a comment |
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 Dec 29 '18 at 11:13
Prajwal Prajwal
132
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
terminal mac finder unix filesystem
asked Dec 29 '18 at 11:13
Prajwal Prajwal
132
asked Dec 29 '18 at 11:13
Prajwal Prajwal
132
asked Dec 29 '18 at 11:13
Prajwal Prajwal
132
asked Dec 29 '18 at 11:13
Prajwal Prajwal
132
asked Dec 29 '18 at 11:13
Prajwal Prajwal
132
132
1
What did you aliaslsto? The output you show is not standard for a simplels.
– nohillside♦
Dec 29 '18 at 12:16
@nohillside I have aliased ls to 'ls -lh'
– Prajwal
Dec 29 '18 at 13:14
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
Dec 29 '18 at 21:33
add a comment |
1
What did you aliaslsto? The output you show is not standard for a simplels.
– nohillside♦
Dec 29 '18 at 12:16
@nohillside I have aliased ls to 'ls -lh'
– Prajwal
Dec 29 '18 at 13:14
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
Dec 29 '18 at 21:33
1
1
What did you alias
ls to? The output you show is not standard for a simple ls.– nohillside♦
Dec 29 '18 at 12:16
What did you alias
ls to? The output you show is not standard for a simple ls.– nohillside♦
Dec 29 '18 at 12:16
@nohillside I have aliased ls to 'ls -lh'
– Prajwal
Dec 29 '18 at 13:14
@nohillside I have aliased ls to 'ls -lh'
– Prajwal
Dec 29 '18 at 13:14
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
Dec 29 '18 at 21:33
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
Dec 29 '18 at 21:33
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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 Dec 29 '18 at 12:18
nohillside♦
51k13109149
answered Dec 29 '18 at 11:27
YoricYoric
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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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:45
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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:51
1
@Prajwal you can remove the contents of the folder and only transfer that. Then Finder and ls wound agree on the size.
– Tim
Dec 29 '18 at 13:32
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
Dec 29 '18 at 14:17
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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 Dec 29 '18 at 12:18
nohillside♦
51k13109149
answered Dec 29 '18 at 11:27
YoricYoric
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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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:45
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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:51
1
@Prajwal you can remove the contents of the folder and only transfer that. Then Finder and ls wound agree on the size.
– Tim
Dec 29 '18 at 13:32
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
Dec 29 '18 at 14:17
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.
edited Dec 29 '18 at 12:18
nohillside♦
51k13109149
answered Dec 29 '18 at 11:27
YoricYoric
4035
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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:45
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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:51
1
@Prajwal you can remove the contents of the folder and only transfer that. Then Finder and ls wound agree on the size.
– Tim
Dec 29 '18 at 13:32
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
Dec 29 '18 at 14:17
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.
edited Dec 29 '18 at 12:18
nohillside♦
51k13109149
answered Dec 29 '18 at 11:27
YoricYoric
4035
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 Dec 29 '18 at 12:18
nohillside♦
51k13109149
answered Dec 29 '18 at 11:27
YoricYoric
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edited Dec 29 '18 at 12:18
nohillside♦
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edited Dec 29 '18 at 12:18
nohillside♦
51k13109149
edited Dec 29 '18 at 12:18
nohillside♦
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51k13109149
answered Dec 29 '18 at 11:27
YoricYoric
4035
answered Dec 29 '18 at 11:27
YoricYoric
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answered Dec 29 '18 at 11:27
YoricYoric
4035
4035
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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:45
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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:51
1
@Prajwal you can remove the contents of the folder and only transfer that. Then Finder and ls wound agree on the size.
– Tim
Dec 29 '18 at 13:32
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
Dec 29 '18 at 14:17
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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:45
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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:51
1
@Prajwal you can remove the contents of the folder and only transfer that. Then Finder and ls wound agree on the size.
– Tim
Dec 29 '18 at 13:32
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
Dec 29 '18 at 14:17
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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:45
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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:45
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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:51
@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
Dec 29 '18 at 11:51
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
Dec 29 '18 at 13:32
@Prajwal you can remove the contents of the folder and only transfer that. Then Finder and ls wound agree on the size.
– Tim
Dec 29 '18 at 13:32
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
Dec 29 '18 at 14:17
@Tim And nuke the git metadata at the same time?
– D. Ben Knoble
Dec 29 '18 at 14:17
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What did you alias
lsto? The output you show is not standard for a simplels.– nohillside♦
Dec 29 '18 at 12:16
@nohillside I have aliased ls to 'ls -lh'
– Prajwal
Dec 29 '18 at 13:14
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
Dec 29 '18 at 21:33