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Re: Physical size of the trash
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Re: Physical size of the trash


  • Subject: Re: Physical size of the trash
  • From: "John C. Welch" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:15:23 -0500
  • Thread-topic: Physical size of the trash

On 10/19/05 15:29, "Christopher Nebel" <email@hidden> wrote:

>>> How come the Finder only returns "missing value" for the physical
>>> size of
>>> the trash, even though there's stuff in it?
>>
>>  I believe that "the Trash" is actually an amalgam of trash
>> directories in
>> multiple locations.
>
> True -- which is why the answer, if you were to get one, wouldn't
> necessarily match the size of ~/.Trash -- but the more likely culprit
> is the known bug where the Finder will return "missing value" for the
> size of folders if it doesn't already have them computed.

That would explain why there's no way in the finder to get the size of the
Trash

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