osx - OS X: Show exact file size in Finder

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2014-02
  • 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


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    osx - Copying and pasting the path within Finder
  • Alex Angas

    I've recently moved to the Mac from Windows as my primary machine. One feature I'm really missing is the ability to quickly navigate between folders. I used to do this under Windows by copying the path from one Explorer window and pasting it into a file open/save dialog or another Explorer window.

    I can't work out anyway of doing this with the Finder and am getting frustrated by the reduced efficiency of navigating the interface. The best I've been able to do is make Finder show the path on a window, but that still doesn't let me copy and paste it into a dialog.

    I did try the app Path Finder but that doesn't seem to do it either and also doesn't seem to integrate with the file open/save dialogs.

    Does anyone know if this is a possibility or another way I can more easily navigate around?


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  • 8088

    FileUtils is a contextual (right-click) finder plugin that, among other things, allows one to copy the path of items to the clipboard.

    file utils

    Then you can press command-shift-G to have a "Go to folder" dialog appear where you can paste. This shortcut works in any standard open/save dialog on the Mac.

    go-to-folder

    You can also drag a folder to the open/save dialogs (so the cursor has a green + symbol), which will change the dialog to that folder. This also works with the little icons in the Finder window title bar (called "Proxy icons" often), and is probably going to be faster than copy-pasting paths.

  • Stephen Darlington

    This may not directly answer your question, but I find these useful:

    • You can drag and drop the folder icon next to the folder name in the Finder. You can drop it in an Open/Save dialog
    • Command-click the icon in the Finder window to get a list of all the folders "up" the tree
    • Enable the Path Bar (in the view menu)

    And you might find this a good page describing how best to use the Finder. In general, I think that it's best to not treat it like the Windows Explorer. It can do much of the same stuff but it does work differently.

  • David Zureick-Brown

    Drag a file or folder into terminal and the path appears.

  • Alex Angas

    According to this answer, typing a / character into the Open and Save dialogs displays a dialog to enter a path.

  • Terry

    You can try pasting your path on the address bar of Safari and this will open up the directory for you. (as long as it exists.). Just make sure to precede your path with "file:///". i.e "file:///Users"

  • Dylan Hogg

    Try muCommander, it's a free cross platform file manager (OSX, Windows, Linux) with dual panes displaying the folder path above each pane which can be copied, or right click a file and select "Copy Path".

    Used in conjunction with the command-shift-G "Go to folder" in dialog boxes and you're back to quickly navigating between folders.

    (ps. works in Lion)

  • Doug Harris

    I'm the curmudgeonly old unix guy on a mac.

    I spend most of my time in Terminal (or shells within Emacs). If there's something I want to look at in Finder, I type "open ." which opens the current directory in Finder.

    There's also some magic you can do with the column view. See How to Quickly Navigate Column View for a description and video.

  • user218061

    Default Folder X allows you to "command up/down" arrow from within open and save dialogue windows to the last several locations accessed. It's brilliantly fast and I get extremely frustrated when I switch to a Mac that doesn't have it. --really should be incorporated into the OS by now...