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  1. _THEO
    _Theo Win User

    Size being drastically bigger that size on disk, is it normal?


    I don't know why I was even checking the sizes of my files but I never saw this big of a difference on file sizes. And I don't know if it's normal.

    :)
     
    _Theo, Aug 7, 2024
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  4. EKAMBARAM-B
    EKAMBARAM-B Win User

    Size being drastically bigger that size on disk, is it normal?

    Folder size bigger than its Disk Space

    Hi,

    We are using something called as Filemaker Tool on which we are building our application . And the tool also enables in scheduling the backups. Moreover the backups are not compressed and are placed as normal files only.

    I did not tell it is a VM issue .. The tool is running in a VM. And by the way the disk size being 300 GB but the folder size inside it is showing 405 GB. Amazed to see how the space could get occupied more than a disk size..
     
    EKAMBARAM-B, Aug 7, 2024
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