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File size difference between path Finder and Dropbox.
Hello,
I see significant file size differences between pathfinder and dropbox, why? Example : a .pptx file: on pathfinder's get info: 9.1MB, on dropbox 8.64MB
thank you
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey Jean-Charles M.1, the second screenshot is what you see when you right click the file in your Dropbox folder and click on "get info", right?
What do you see when you follow the same steps, but after downloading the same file from the Dropbox website to your computer?
Hey Hannah,
Thank you.
Yes the second screenshot is what I see when I right click the file in my Dropbox folder and click on "get info".
Following the same steps, after downloading the same file from the Dropbox website to my computer, I see 9.1MB.
- Hannah
Thanks for the info, Jean-Charles M.1.
I looked a bit into this and I believe Здравко might be right on why this might be happening.
As he mentioned, the difference in disk usage is due to how different vendors calculate a "GB".
Operating systems like Mac OS will tell you that a file is larger than it appears on our website, because it calculates the usage differently.
You can more about this here.
I hope this helps.
