The size of folder is tricky

[XPcentric]

I looked at the info of a folder with more small files and it showed 1000 MB.
I found a big folder of 500MB and I moved it in another location.

Then I looked inside and I sorted by size, and the greater file size being 12MB. I calculated the sizes of the folders and the big ones together make 200MB.

I also looked with pathfinder and no big size invisible files. I emptied recycle bin. I cant find out why the file of the enclosing folder shows 1000MB ?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

What folder are you talking about? Is it a system folder? Have you taken a look at JDiskReport (http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html)?

 

[XPcentric]

Thanks so much, your program proves I was right. If the original size of the folder (inside Documents) was about 1000MB and substract 500MB should result exactly the 496MB a number that the program you showed me reveals. But if you look at the snap taken from finder "show info: 1011MB.

Something is wrong with Finder, cache ?

 

[Dalton63841]

Relaunch Finder (Command + Option + Esc) and see if it claims the same thing.

 

[XPcentric]

thanks, that did the trick!