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Why are Mac OS X alias files so large?
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Mar 15, 20264525 viewsConfidence Score0%
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On Mac OS X, I have two aliases in my Applications folder, each points to another folder. They are 1 MB each. Why so large? I've found other sources on the Internet to say that yes, alias files can be large, but no explanation why. Even if they store a lot of redundant information to find the targe…
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First of all, I wonder if the 1 MB is correct: true, Finder's Show Info tells you this, but in Terminal the file sizes are always just half of that. Odd. The size is due to embedded icons. Note that an alias to an application (more precisely: an app…
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