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You have a lot of hard links?muru– muru2025-08-13 19:04:26 +00:00Commented Aug 13 at 19:04
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@muru No, just plain files.Gyro Gearloose– Gyro Gearloose2025-08-13 19:06:45 +00:00Commented Aug 13 at 19:06
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1file system block size is not the same as the block device block size (e.g. ext4 usually / almost always uses 4096, even if the underlying media has a block size of 512)ilkkachu– ilkkachu2025-08-13 19:59:20 +00:00Commented Aug 13 at 19:59
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1Possible duplicate of Why are there so many different ways to measure disk usage?Stéphane Chazelas– Stéphane Chazelas2025-08-13 20:16:01 +00:00Commented Aug 13 at 20:16
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1@DavidG.Bingo, this "reduces" the displayed size from 5.6G to 717M. But, still, I lack understanding and I fear that the difference is somehow used up and not available.Gyro Gearloose– Gyro Gearloose2025-08-14 06:39:24 +00:00Commented Aug 14 at 6:39
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