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- From: milbouma@esvax.dnet.dupont.com
- Subject: "Get Info" reports different size when file is moved
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.141956.13014@eplrx7.es.duPont.com>
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- Organization: DuPont CR&D/Scientific Computing Div
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- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 14:19:56 GMT
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- This subject has come up before, I think, but I need a refresher, prompted by a
- question from a curious fellow Mac support person.
-
- How does the Finder and Get Info calculate/report the amount of disk used by a
- document?
-
- The specific situation.
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- Mac with system 7 is used to create an MS-Word file (with one word in it).
- Get Info reports file is: 3K (2048 bytes used)
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- Document is transferred to floppy.
- Get Info reports this copy is: 2K (2048 bytes used)
-
- Floppy put into system 6 Mac, Get Info shows same as previous (2K)
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- Document copied to system 6 Mac's hard drive (a large drive ~1.2GB)
-
- Get Info reports this copy is: 17K (2048 bytes used)
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- Why would 17K of disk space be needed to store a 2K document. I know there is
- some overhead with format info, directory info and pointers, but
- a 17:2 ratio? Would sectors on a large capacity drive be much larger (some
- minimum greater than 2K)? Or does it relate to a difference in the way system
- 6 and system 7 handle these things?
-
- Inquiring minds want to know :-) !!
-
- Thanks - email or post as you deem appropriate.
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