File size in Snow Leopard

Question

I\'m trying to figure out how to convert a file\'s (or directory\'s) byte size into kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, etc... respectively according the file\'s or directory\'s si

Answer 1

In HFS+ each file will occupy a multiple of 4,096 bytes (the "block size").

If your directory contains one thousand 1-byte files, the total size occupied by the directory would be

(1000 * 4,096) = 4,096,000 = 4.1 MB,

although the number of bytes used by the directory is still

1 * 1000 = 1,000 bytes.