Finder shows different sizes for my files as compared to Terminal
-rw-r--r--@ 1 yuku staff 4576265 Aug 6 2014 af-afr.yet
-rw-r--r--@ 1 yuku staff 1804227 Aug 11 2014 alp-alune5.yet
-rw-r--r--@ 1 yuku staff 8348051 Jul 24 2015 ar-nav.yet
-rw-r--r--@ 1 yuku wheel 4683564 May 8 2015 ar-vandyke.yet
-rw-r--r--@ 1 yuku staff 1169397 Aug 6 2014 arc-pst.yet
-rw-r--r--@ 1 yuku staff 2545947 Aug 6 2014 awa-awbtc.yet
You can see the difference is very significant (e.g. 6 MB vs 4576265 bytes). The one at Terminal is the correct one, since if I open the files with Sublime Text and count the bytes, or attach the files in Gmail, they will show the same sizes as the Terminal ones.
If I open the file Info window, it shows the wrong size as well.
This has been months, even after rebooting. I am using macOS 10.13 High Sierra. Do you know what is the source of this error and how to fix it?
Best Answer
Actually, the answer is in your "Get Info" window:
You've got compression enabled on that drive. The file does have 6MB data in it, and when you copy it elsewhere, that's what it takes up.
However, with compression enabled on that drive, the file only takes up 2.9MB on the disk because it has been compressed.