Void folder is taking megabytes of space in OSX












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xxx@MacBook- ~/D/p/a/Project5_min> du -sh *
2.6M app
4.0K build.gradle
60K gradle
4.0K gradle.properties
8.0K gradlew
4.0K gradlew.bat
4.0K instruction.txt
4.0K local.properties
4.0K Project5.iml
4.0K settings.gradle
xxx@MacBook-Pro ~/D/p/a/Project5_min> du -sh
36M .


I am trying to determine what is taking so much space in Project5 folder. I used du -sh * to get a list of all files and folders and their size. Then I used du -sh to determine the main folder size itself.



Space taken by the files listed after the firs command is around 2.7M, space taken by the main folder is 36M



36 - 2.7 = 33.3. What is happening with 33MB of space in this folder? How can I determine which file or folder is taking the missing memory?










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    xxx@MacBook- ~/D/p/a/Project5_min> du -sh *
    2.6M app
    4.0K build.gradle
    60K gradle
    4.0K gradle.properties
    8.0K gradlew
    4.0K gradlew.bat
    4.0K instruction.txt
    4.0K local.properties
    4.0K Project5.iml
    4.0K settings.gradle
    xxx@MacBook-Pro ~/D/p/a/Project5_min> du -sh
    36M .


    I am trying to determine what is taking so much space in Project5 folder. I used du -sh * to get a list of all files and folders and their size. Then I used du -sh to determine the main folder size itself.



    Space taken by the files listed after the firs command is around 2.7M, space taken by the main folder is 36M



    36 - 2.7 = 33.3. What is happening with 33MB of space in this folder? How can I determine which file or folder is taking the missing memory?










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      xxx@MacBook- ~/D/p/a/Project5_min> du -sh *
      2.6M app
      4.0K build.gradle
      60K gradle
      4.0K gradle.properties
      8.0K gradlew
      4.0K gradlew.bat
      4.0K instruction.txt
      4.0K local.properties
      4.0K Project5.iml
      4.0K settings.gradle
      xxx@MacBook-Pro ~/D/p/a/Project5_min> du -sh
      36M .


      I am trying to determine what is taking so much space in Project5 folder. I used du -sh * to get a list of all files and folders and their size. Then I used du -sh to determine the main folder size itself.



      Space taken by the files listed after the firs command is around 2.7M, space taken by the main folder is 36M



      36 - 2.7 = 33.3. What is happening with 33MB of space in this folder? How can I determine which file or folder is taking the missing memory?










      share|improve this question














      xxx@MacBook- ~/D/p/a/Project5_min> du -sh *
      2.6M app
      4.0K build.gradle
      60K gradle
      4.0K gradle.properties
      8.0K gradlew
      4.0K gradlew.bat
      4.0K instruction.txt
      4.0K local.properties
      4.0K Project5.iml
      4.0K settings.gradle
      xxx@MacBook-Pro ~/D/p/a/Project5_min> du -sh
      36M .


      I am trying to determine what is taking so much space in Project5 folder. I used du -sh * to get a list of all files and folders and their size. Then I used du -sh to determine the main folder size itself.



      Space taken by the files listed after the firs command is around 2.7M, space taken by the main folder is 36M



      36 - 2.7 = 33.3. What is happening with 33MB of space in this folder? How can I determine which file or folder is taking the missing memory?







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          I suspect you have hidden files or directories ie begining with .



          If you do then du -sh * does not find them as * expands to the non hidden entries only.



          Try du -h to show all the directories.






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          • You are right, I did not realize that -sh * option is not showing hidden files. Thanks for your help.

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            If there are a lot of subfolders, you can use du -hd1 to list only the top-level directories.

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          If you do then du -sh * does not find them as * expands to the non hidden entries only.



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          • You are right, I did not realize that -sh * option is not showing hidden files. Thanks for your help.

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            Jan 25 at 17:22






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            If there are a lot of subfolders, you can use du -hd1 to list only the top-level directories.

            – Gordon Davisson
            Jan 25 at 19:04
















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          I suspect you have hidden files or directories ie begining with .



          If you do then du -sh * does not find them as * expands to the non hidden entries only.



          Try du -h to show all the directories.






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          • You are right, I did not realize that -sh * option is not showing hidden files. Thanks for your help.

            – kmb
            Jan 25 at 17:22






          • 1





            If there are a lot of subfolders, you can use du -hd1 to list only the top-level directories.

            – Gordon Davisson
            Jan 25 at 19:04














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          I suspect you have hidden files or directories ie begining with .



          If you do then du -sh * does not find them as * expands to the non hidden entries only.



          Try du -h to show all the directories.






          share|improve this answer















          I suspect you have hidden files or directories ie begining with .



          If you do then du -sh * does not find them as * expands to the non hidden entries only.



          Try du -h to show all the directories.







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          • You are right, I did not realize that -sh * option is not showing hidden files. Thanks for your help.

            – kmb
            Jan 25 at 17:22






          • 1





            If there are a lot of subfolders, you can use du -hd1 to list only the top-level directories.

            – Gordon Davisson
            Jan 25 at 19:04



















          • You are right, I did not realize that -sh * option is not showing hidden files. Thanks for your help.

            – kmb
            Jan 25 at 17:22






          • 1





            If there are a lot of subfolders, you can use du -hd1 to list only the top-level directories.

            – Gordon Davisson
            Jan 25 at 19:04

















          You are right, I did not realize that -sh * option is not showing hidden files. Thanks for your help.

          – kmb
          Jan 25 at 17:22





          You are right, I did not realize that -sh * option is not showing hidden files. Thanks for your help.

          – kmb
          Jan 25 at 17:22




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          If there are a lot of subfolders, you can use du -hd1 to list only the top-level directories.

          – Gordon Davisson
          Jan 25 at 19:04





          If there are a lot of subfolders, you can use du -hd1 to list only the top-level directories.

          – Gordon Davisson
          Jan 25 at 19:04


















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