I've noticed something: when I use 'view info' on files on my usb memory stick, the file size is much bigger than when I use it on the same file on the desktop. For example: I've got a gif file on my memory stick. Windows 10 for mac. Using 'view info' on that file it says: Size: 32 KB on drive (7.129 bytes) When I copy that same file on my desktop it says: Size: 8 KB on drive (7.129 bytes) Which makes more sense. Why does it give 32 KB for a 7.129 bytes file when I vied the info on that file on a usb memory stick? It does that with all files on usb drives. Disable and limit the extern USB drive connect to Mac by abcdef9| March 22, 2011 12:26 PM PDT I do not want to the external USB drive can connect to MAC. Software:: Incorrect File Size On USB Memory Stick. OS X:: Using Hosts File To Block Websites? First I spent half a day doing the first backup by connecting the hard drive directly to Mac using USB and later when I connected that drive to AEBS, time machine would not recognize the drive as the. The 7.129 bytes in this case seems to be the true file size, but for some reason 'view info' adds a significant file size to it. Can anyone explain this? Your memory stick has a different file system format, where the smallest block size used by the file is 32KB. The format is probably fat16 or fat32 Your hard drive would be formatted for Mac OS Extended, and has a much smaller block size. You can reformat your USB stick with your Disk Utility. Choose to format it as MacOS Extended. That should then show files taking up the same amount of space as those same files on your hard drive. The disadvantage for that is that USB flash stick will not be easily usable on Windows, if you occasionally use that stick on other computers running MS Windows. I've been searching for awhile but I haven't been able to find anyone with any solutions or anyone with my exact problem. Sorry if I missed anything and am reposting an existing issue. So my exact problem is that I usually use my Flash between my Mac and other PCs. And I just installed OSX Snow Leopard from my 8GB Kingston Flash. Now I know to use Disk Utility to reformat to MS-DOS (FAT) to be able to to use it between the to OSs again. So I do that but PCs won't read it and ask me to reformat it again. I'd happily do that cuz I know as long as it's in FAT or FAT32 the two OSs will be able to read and write from each other. But the PC only recognizes 200 mb and when I do reformat it on the PC there are now 2 different Partitions. One being the PC's 200 mb in FAT and the other Mac's almost 8GB MS-DOS. I've tried a few different things too. I've tried Partitioning the whole thing over again int MS-DOS after having erased everything. Which I see only causes the Flash drive to shrink from 8.01 GB to 7.80GB and still isn't readable by a PC. Then I tried Erasing it to free space but PCs still don't recognize it and still ask me to reformat the 200mb is sees on the Flash. Please if anyone can help it would be Greatly Appreciated! Thanks much to anyone who can help me. Best mac apps for graduate students.
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