Difference in sizes between View/As List and Get Info.

For my Mac HD, Get Info gives: Used: 34,979,884, ... bytes (34.98 GB on disk).

When I use View/List, Mac HD shows as 37.88 GB.

Both are in the decimal system. Is the difference due to better "packing"?

Thanks for any help, Richard

Posted on Apr 27, 2018 2:41 PM

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RichardWo Author

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May 2, 2018 3:32 PM in response to RichardWo

I got this reply from Contact Support.

The size difference between "View/As List" and "Get Info" is the Purgeable amount shown in Get Info.

RichardWo

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