# File size after tagging / duplicate files
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-after-tagging-duplicate-files/57579
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [June 9, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-after-tagging-duplicate-files/57579 "2022-06-09T17:41:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@vito](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vito)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-after-tagging-duplicate-files/57579/1 "2022-06-09T17:41:13Z")
Hello, I'm using a Mac and it seems that once I've tagged & saved my songs it duplicates the number of files on my desktop. For example, if I tag 20 songs and I do a WeTransfer to send them to someone, it transfers 40 files at twice the storage. Or if I upload the tagged songs to my google drive, it says the files are twice as large as they should be. What could be the reason for this? Thank you!
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-after-tagging-duplicate-files/57579/2 "2022-06-09T17:58:07Z")
That sounds interesting. Can you send me a WeTransfer which shows this issue via **Help → Send Feedback**?
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### Author:  [@vito](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vito)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-after-tagging-duplicate-files/57579/3 "2022-06-09T18:28:12Z")
Sounds good, I just sent you a WeTransfer. It's supposed to be sending you 3 songs, however the transfer says it's sending 6 files. The 3 songs should only total 203 MB in size. So let me know what you see, thank you!
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-after-tagging-duplicate-files/57579/4 "2022-06-09T18:28:51Z")
> [@vito](#):
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> The 3 songs should only total 203 MB in size
This is exactly what I received, I'm only seeing 3 files.
Edit: When you open the folder in Terminal.app and enter `ls -la` do you see any different files?
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### Author:  [@vito](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vito)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-size-after-tagging-duplicate-files/57579/5 "2022-06-09T23:26:06Z")
I'm not sure how to open via the Terminal.app however the problem seemed to correct itself. The WeTransfer still says I sent you 6 files but the total file size seems to be the same and that was my main concern.