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id: mac-storage-basics.what-does-get-info-tell-me-about-a-file
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/what-does-get-info-tell-me-about-a-file
category: "Mac storage basics"
subcategory: "Finder tools for finding space"
question: "What can Finder's Get Info window tell me about a file's size and location?"
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short_answer: "Press Command-I on any item. Get Info shows its size, where it's stored, its kind and its created and modified dates; for a disk it shows format, capacity and free space."
tags: ["finder", "get info", "file size"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/why-does-get-info-show-size-and-on-disk", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-see-the-combined-size-of-several-items"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What can Finder's Get Info window tell me about a file's size and location?

Select a file or folder and press **Command-I** (or **File → Get Info**). The **General** section shows its kind, its size, where it lives (the **Where** line), and when it was created and last modified.

For a disk, Get Info also shows its format, capacity and available space. You can open several Get Info windows at once to compare items.

If a size looks odd, see [why Get Info shows two sizes](https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/why-does-get-info-show-size-and-on-disk).