Sparse Image Size

[ElNormo]

Hello,

I'm doing a Smart Backup of my home directory. After a few weeks, I've got a sparse image that is 20 gigs large, but when I mount it, the total size of all the backed up data is only 4 gigs. What is accounting for the other 16 gigs?

Thanks again for the excellent software. It is very easy to use.

Norman

[dnanian]

Unfortunately, OSX doesn't seem to reuse freed space in the sparse image very efficiently. You can shrink the image, though -- see this thread (http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1115) for the technique.