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Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original?

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On 2015-03-23 02:23:12 +0000, Neill Massello said:

> David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> 
>> I was able to find the size of that folder using this command in
>> Terminal:
>> 
>> sudo du -h -d 0 /.Spotlight-V100
> 
> The OP can also use Path Finder's "Launch as Root" command with
> OmniDiskSweeper to see the size of /.Spotlight-V100 (and other root-only
> folders) without resorting to the command line.

Thanks to everyone who provided answers to my question about clone size 
being smaller than the original.   It was enlightening.

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why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Bill F <anon@anonumost.org> - 2015-03-22 14:26 -0400
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-22 14:48 -0400
    Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-23 18:29 +0000
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-23 09:13 +1200
    Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-23 09:58 +1300
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-23 09:27 +1300
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.com> - 2015-03-22 21:44 +0000
    Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? billy@MIX.COM - 2015-03-22 22:30 +0000
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-22 23:49 +0000
    Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-22 20:35 -0400
      Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-23 01:21 +0000
      Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-23 14:41 +1300
        Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-03-22 20:23 -0600
      Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-23 18:30 +0000
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Bill F <anon@anonumost.org> - 2015-03-22 20:40 -0400
    Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-23 14:41 +1300
      Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-03-22 20:23 -0600
        Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Bill F <anon@anonumost.org> - 2015-03-26 03:00 -0400
          Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-03-27 20:56 -0700
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