On 23/02/17 07:42, John R Pierce wrote: > On 2/22/2017 12:27 PM, Anthony K wrote: >> On my ext4 file system, I have a directory that has >2TB and the >> directory entry itself only shows: >> >> $ ls -ld Stuff >> drwxrwxr-x 146 akk akk 36864 Feb 21 21:18 Stuff/ >> >> $ du -bs Stuff >> 2093651427987 Stuff > > ls -ld is showing the size of the actual directory, NOT the size of > the files stored within and under it. That I understand. However, I was trying to compare my system with the OP's and noticed that I have a directory with >2TB of used capacity in a folder sized ~36kb - a 56793929:1. In the OP's situation, he has a directory with ~2.8MB of used capacity in a folder sized ~2MB - a 1:1 ratio. That's the part I'm confused about. Without knowing what the OP's file system but assuming he too is using EXT4, what would the directory be storing that's so different from mine?