osx - Finder Smart Folder - Seeing file size in OS X 10.5
2014-01
Sam
I've created a smart folder showing the large files on my computer.
The resulting view lists the file name and 2 other fields - don't have it in front of me.
It does not show the file size. The only way to see it is to click on get info - not really what I want. I'd like a column which displays it, so I can sort it.
How can I fix this?
dlamblin
A list view, or list part of cover-flow, in a smart folder will show the name, kind, and last opened date. It does not seem to allow you to change these columns, and there are no view options (command-j) for a smart folder.
It might console you slightly to see that if you view the files in icon view, certain types, like dmgs will show their size in blue, and movies will show their running-time.
I would recommend just getting a listing with sizes from the terminal with ls or du but I'm not certain that the smart-folders look like directories on the unix side of things.
kpozin
Is there a way to get Finder to show exact file size in List view, rather than only showing Size on Disk? I know it's possible to see the exact size by opening the file info window, but I'm looking for a solution that works in List view.
Mark Thalman
I don't think there is a way to do this. Why do you need the exact size? What problem are you trying to solve?
mikl
Whenever you have a file selected, you can press ⌘I to bring up "Show info", that will tell you, among other things, the exact filesize in bytes. I do not know a way to get that information in the column view, though – sorry.
8088
The wonderful dual-pane file manager Forklift uses "real" file sizes in its list view by default:
