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Hi all.
Thanks for your help. It was indeed formatted in HFS, not HFS+.
Bob
"Peters J B (Brooks) CRBE" wrote:
>
> It's conceivable that the problem iMac has it's disk formatted as "HFS" rather than "HFS+" which results in larger files. I'm a little surprised the effect is first noticed on programs, since they tend to be larger and less prone to display the differences between HFS and HFS+. (So maybe I'm guessing wrong.)
>
> Anyway, to check it, select the hard disk icon and choose "Get Info" from the File menu. There's a "Format" line wherein you can distinguish whether the volume's format is HFS (Mac OS Standard) or HFS+ (Mac OS Extended).
>
> Brooks
>
> > ----------
> > From: Robert Runte
> > Reply To: winmac@iffy.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 12:12 PM
> > To: winmac@iffy.com
> > Subject: [WinMac] Program size
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > We've got a Mac lab here and we are having a problem with one computer.
> > They are all IMacs but when programs are installed on one computer they
> > are grossly larger in space taken than when they are installed on any
> > other IMac. They are all running OS 8.6. Any Ideas?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bob
>
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