Do apps' file sizes increase every time you install, delete then reinstall, etc.?

Does an app's file size get bigger slightly every time you reinstall it?

Either from computer or from the App Store on your phone. To reinstall the app, you need to delete the one on your phone first. Of course, if the app has a newer version, the new version could be larger (or smaller) but when reinstalling the same version, the app is the same size.
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LPX file size grows every time I save (with almost no changes) - WHY?

Hi all,
I am just now starting to move from Logic 9 to Logic Pro X. I first imported a very simple file from logic nine as a folder project and did not import anything except the file.
- Then, I immediately saved it. took more than 30 secs on core i7 - why so long?
- next I "saved a copy as" file 1a - file size 700k - nice and small.
- that I loaded the first logic X file back in and muted a few things and saved again
- I made some other very minor changes like muting and re-saved three or four times.
Here is what is strange –
Original file = 1 MB
main LX file was 2 megs and each subsequent save gained about 1 MB each time I hit save! So, the final grew to 6 MB after just a few saves!
I checked to see if there was some large edit history file I could purge – but it was empty because all I had done was change some mutes…
Q: what is going on with this large file size growing every time I hit save without any major changes – I would like to know what's going on.

It has to do with undo history, backups, and autosaves. You can see these if you right click on the file and show package contents. Explore in there and you should see these growing in the alternatives folder. I would imagine there is kind of a limit to how many of these there are, but haven't looked to closely at it.

Why does PDF file size increase each time I "save" tagging tasks?

Why does PDF file size increase each time I "save" tagging tasks?
Given:
1) I'm running Acrobat Pro 11.0.07 (this is most current version)
2) My file size starts at 750mb and ends up 15mb when finished tagging.
3) Only certain documents experience this increase, i.e., no visible pattern of document characteristics
4) PDF's are not full of images...in fact, mostly <H1> <H2> <H3> <P> <Figure> alt text, ect.
5) Occurs with text PDF's and/or fillable forms (again, does not happen to all documents...only some)
6) File increase occurs incrementally as tagging tasks are performed; i.e., each new save increases file size a few megabytes.
7) Occurs whether I "save" or "save as"
8) Difficult to optimize these files without corruption
9) I'm running Mac OS 10.9.4 (this is most current version)

Thank you so much for responding! I've been experimenting with the SAVE AS vs. SAVE for the past few days...and you are correct. It's funny because I've been tagging files for 2 years and never noticed this. Probably b/c I use both methods depending on the tagging tasks...some are more complicated than others and should not be overwritten. In those cases I SAVE AS new file.
I love this forum...thank you again!

Optimize increases in file size by 5 times why?

Hi All,
This maybe a simple question but please hear me out. I take footage on my Go Pro HD 2 in 1080p. I have the files on a network storage device total filles size = 79GB. When I import to FCPX I run my events from a 1TB thunderbolt connect drive into my imac 27 inch for editing. If I optimize the modia on import to convert from MP4 (which edits fine in native in FCPX btw) to Apple ProRes 422 then the file size increases from 79GB to 379 GB which just seems ridiculous? I did have colour analyze also checked, but can someone let me know if this is normal? I wouldn't expect the ProRes to be 5 times the size of the original?
Thanks

Most modern consumer cameras shoot AVCHD or other very compressed footage.
This is fine for playback but the high compression puts a great strain on the processor during editing.
Turning it to ProRes 422 reduces the compression, so making it easier to edit but of course it greatly increases the file size.
When you have finished editing you can export the finished movie as AVCHD and once again it will be back to its original small size ....... or even smaller.
You can of course try editing your native footage without optimising but you may get lots of dropped frames and stuttering playback etc. making the editing process tedious.
Try it and see ........ you may be lucky if your computer is powerful enough.
You don't need colour analysis.
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Address Book's window moves down 3 pixels every time you start the app.

I want to confirm that this is not an isolated issue and to make a bit more noise because Apple didn't fix this in the 10.5.3 update. The problem is that the Address Book's window moves down 3 pixels from it's previous position every time you start the app. This only happens if the Address Book window is sized vertically larger than minimum. Now, each time you quit and start Address book it will reposition it's window 3 pixels down. After some time and many Quit/Starts your window will end up at the bottom of your screen and even size itself down to vertical minimum. If you have it positioned so that the bottom of the window protrudes off the screen then it will continue until it reaches the top bar of the window. It's not a serious bug I know. But, for the way I use Address Book it's annoying to have to reposition it's window to align with my other apps which I have open aligned/arranged at startup. It's just that all the other Leopard apps don't do this. Maybe it's a feature added to avoid patent infringement. Who knows! Apple I know you have bigger fish to fry but would you please clean this up.
To test first start Address Book and size your Address Book window vertically larger than its smallest size. Now repeatedly quit and start the Address Book application. Watch your Address Book window migrate down 3 pixels from it's previous position every time you start. Have fun, watching Address Book falls from grace. Good thing it doesn't migrate off screen completely!

Hey! It works! Nice catch
Gee, now if the rest of Leopard would work properly they would even have the time to fix this

[iOS 8.2] Notification every time you start an app after you turn off the Celluar Data for it.

Why on earth is this notification ever needed?
I turned off Cellular Data for a specific app intentionally to prevent it using Cellular Data!!
When it is turned off, I know it, I don't need you to told me about that, OK?!
Not to mention it pops up again and again, every time you start the app!! I mean EVERY TIME!! LITERALLY!!
Someone might says, then turn Cellular Data on for it.
NO, I will NOT, I am not going to let these apps to use my Cellular Data, because Cellular Data is very expensive in my country - China!!
And I don't believe it is ever necessary to let an app, such as iBooks, to use my Cellular Data for any purpose!!
BTW, If you do care so much about using Cellular Data, why didn't you add the Cellular Data switch to the Control Center?
Consider the fact that WIFI is mostly free to use, while Cellular Data will be charged expensively, which means I can turn on WIFI all day without worry about anything, don't you think you put a wrong Switch here?

Try the following document, only be sure that none of the boxes in the compatibility mode tab are checked (not just the compatibility mode box itself):
iTunes for Windows: How to turn off Compatibility Mode

File size increases when I export from iphoto

I was hoping someone could help me. When I export an event from iphoto it increases in size and is now too big for my dvd. In iphoto, the size is 5.9 GB, but then when I export (settings as follows: JPEG - Max. - Full Size ) the file is too big to burn on my DVD-RDL (8.5GB)
It goes from 5.9 to 10.48 GB.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!

Most Simple Back Up
Drag the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to another Disk. This will make a copy on that disk.
Slightly more complex:
Use an app that will do incremental back ups. This is a very good way to work. The first time you run the back up the app will make a complete copy of the Library. Thereafter it will update the back up with the changes you have made. That makes subsequent back ups much faster. Many of these apps also have scheduling capabilities: So set it up and it will do the back up automatically. Examples of such apps: Chronosync or DejaVu . But are many others. Search on MacUpdate
I'm Serious about Back Ups. And you should be too.
My Library lives on my iMac. It’s Backed up to two external hard disks every day. These disks are permanently attached to the iMac. These back ups run automatically. One is done by Time Machine, one is a bootable back up done by SuperDuper
It’s also backed up to a portable hard disk when ever new photos are added. This hard disk lives in my car. For security, this disk is password protected.
I have a second off-site back up at a relative’s house across town. That’s updated every 3 or 4 months.
My Photos are backed up online. There are many options: Flickr, Picasa, SmugMug etc. However, check the terms of your account carefully. While most sites have free uploading, you will often find that these uploads are limited in terms of the file size or the bandwidth you can use per month. For access that allows you to upload full size pics with no restrictions you may need to pay.
Every couple of months I test the back ups to make sure they are working correctly. It’s very easy to mis-configure a back up application, and the only way to protect against that is to do a trial restore.

PDF file size grows each time form is saved (with no data changes). Why?

I have an SAP Adobe form (PDF) and we are seeing a difference in the Save behavior between when it is viewed in Adobe Reader vs. the adobe plug-in(?) for Internet Explorer.
When the form is viewed in Internet Explorer, every time the user saves the form the file size grows (even with no data changes in the form - i.e., open the form, hit save). This is not true if the form is opened in Adobe Reader.
The form in question has multiple pages but the only fields directly bound to the SAP source are a handful of identifiers (e.g., order number) and a dynamic table. It appears from our testing that the more entries in the table when the form is created, the greater the size increase each time the file is saved. The table length is not changed after the form is first generated.
Is there a known difference in the behavior of Adobe Reader vs. the browser plug-in which would account for this difference? Our users have Adobe Reader X installed on their machines.

If this is an XFA form, as opposed to an Acroform, you should ask in the LiveCycle Desiger forum or a more relevant LiveCycle forum.

Do you have to down load from the internet using apple's recover partition, every time you need to do a clean install? or can you make a copy of Mt Lion onto a USB stick and install off that?

Do you have to down load Mountain Lion from the internet every time you need to do a clean install? or can you make a copy of Mt Lion onto a USB stick and install off that?
Thanks

Yes you can make a USB stick of Lion or Mt Lion. Use Lion Disk Maker after you download OS X from the internet.
For Lion you have to point the download to an external drive and watch when it completes and reboots the system to start the install disconnect the external. If you bought Mt Lion from the Mac App Store then you can download it from there and just cancel the install when it comes up on the desktop.
If you are downloading from the Recovery HD or from the Online Internet Recovery system, slightly different then the built in Recovery HD, then again you need to point it to an external drive and discoonect that drive when the system reboots to start the real install.
Then use Lion disk maker to create either a DVD disc or USB thumb of the install files.

Sick of password nag every time I install an app on OSX ver 10.5.6

Hi can some kind individual pls tell me how I can get rid of the stupid nag screen that asks for the password every time I install or change a setting in my mac? Its like that stupid UAC thing in vista. No one else other than my self uses this machine and I am not dumb enough to do something stupid cos I disable this screen.

sorry, I misunderstood your question somehow. I thought you were asking about the confirmation screen (not requiring a password) that you get when you first run an application that you got off internet.
You can't get rid of the password prompts when you install things that require system changes. and that's a very good thing IMO. But you should be able to install most apps without a password if you are using an admin account. only apps that use installers and change some system files require passwords. apps installed by a drag and drop into /Applications don't.
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I have recently update my Final Cut Pro X to Final Cut Pro X 10.1. I downloaded the update from the app store. Now every time I open Final Cut it crashes almost instantly. What can I do

I have recently update my Final Cut Pro X to Final Cut Pro X 10.1. I downloaded the update from the app store. Now every time I open Final Cut it crashes almost instantly. What can I do?- I really need help!

It sounds as though you have a corrupt project - or possibly a file within an event that is causing the application to crash.
Quit FCP X, then move your projects and events (if you have any) to new folders so that FCP X doesn't find them, then relaunch the application. If it launches OK, there's a very good chance one of your projects or events is causing the problem.
Quit the app again, then move one event or project at a time back to the original folder and launch FCP X again - keep going until you find the cause.
Andy

File size increases dramatically after digital signature with Acrobat X

I signed a PDF file using Acrobat X.
File size of unsigned document: 200 k
File size of signed document: 3200 k (more than ten times bigger)
Any idea?
BR
Harald

Finally I found the solution.
The file size increase is a result of the embedded information used for long-term signature validation.
If you do not need this feature, you can turn it off:
Preferences > Security > Advanced Preferences > Creation tab
disable "Include Signature’s Revocation"
Help page: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/acrobat/X/pro/using/WS934c23d7cc8877da1172e0811fde233c98-8000. html
BR
Harald

XML DB: As XML file size doubles validate time more than doubles

Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bi
We have default XMLDB install. I am using schemavalidate() to successfullly validate xml files against a registered xsd. For some reason as the files size doubles the time to validate the file grows at a faster rate than double? We wanted to generate approx 18MB files since they hold 5000 records. But as you can see it appears I would be better off generating six 3MB files instead. What init.ora or xdbconfig.xml parameter might I change to help out with behavior? Any other ideas of why this happening? Is this an example of "doesn't scale"?
1.5MB 3 Seconds
3MB 15 Seconds
6MB 1 Minute
12MB 6 Minutes
18MB 16 Minutes
Code is simple..
procedure validate_xml_file (p_dir in varchar2, p_file in varchar2) is
v_xmldoc xmltype;
begin
select XMLTYPE(bfilename(p_dir, p_file),NLS_CHARSET_ID('AL32UTF8'))
into v_xmldoc
from dual;
v_xmldoc.schemaValidate();
end validate_xml_file;

If I take the clause off the end of the cview table this procedure does not work at all.. It fails at the schemavalidate call...
Error report:
ORA-19030: Method invalid for non-schema based XML Documents.
ORA-06512: at "SYS.XMLTYPE", line 345
ORA-06512: at line 26
19030. 00000 - "Method invalid for non-schema based XML Documents."
*Cause: The method can be invoked on only schema based xmltype objects.
*Action: Don't invoke the method for non schema based xmltype objects.

Getting adobe form file size at run time

hi,
ya i need the adobe form file size at run time. my requirement
is to get xstring and file size of the adobe form. adobe form format is already in xstring format, but how to get the file size.

Hi,
try the following:
DATA lv_file_content TYPE xstring.
DATA lv_file_size TYPE i.
lv_file_size = XSTRLEN( lv_file_content ).
This will give you the file size in Byte. For KB, just divide by 1024, and once more for MB.
Kind regards
Ole

Problem with syncing every time you connect to your computer

and does not restore from a backup phone, gets halfway
every time you must configure it as a new phone
What to do?

Is MobileMe still in your Aperture Preferences (the "Accounts panel" in the "Web" tab)? Then open the preferences and delete this account.
If Aperture will not let you, quit Aperture and remove the Aperture User Preference file from your User Library.
The user preferences are hidden by default; reveal them from the Finder's "Go" menu:
Quit Aperture, if it is running:
Open the user library by using the Finder's "Go " menu and hold down the options-key, until "Library" appears in the drop down menu. Select it.
In the widow that will open, scroll down to "Preferences"
From the "Preferences" folder remove "com.apple.Aperture.plist" to the Desktop.
Then try to launch Aperture again.
If this does not help, move the Preferences back.
Also:
Do you still have a MobileMe preferences pane in the system Preferences (you probably want have running Mt. Lion)? Then go there, and sign out of MobileMe as well.
Regards
Léonie

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