osx - How can I make Mac Finder show the actual size of files not 'size on disk' multiples of 4KB

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2014-03
  • Damon

    This question already has an answer here:

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  • Daniel Beck

    Open AppleScript Editor, paste this:

    tell application "Finder"
    set selection_list to selection as list

    set item_list to ""
    repeat with idx from 1 to count selection_list
        set item_list to item_list & name of item idx of selection_list & " - " & size of item idx of selection_list & " bytes
"
    end repeat
    display dialog item_list buttons {"OK"} default button 1
end tell

    Save as application somewhere and drag it it to your Finder toolbar. Whenever you click on it, a dialog informs you of the size of the items selected in your frontmost Finder window. Screenshot

  • Cawas

    Since we can't fix it, a good option would be getting an alternative to Finder. I suggest ForkLift. enter image description here


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  • 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.


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  • 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:

    forklift