Apple Terminal

Read-only, can be slow

Find Large Files Inside a Project

A project folder contains unexpectedly large files that slow sync, backups, or Git operations.

Command

find . -type f -size +100M -print

Before you run this

System impact: Read-only. Can create load on large logs, directories, filesystems, or process tables.

When not to use it: Do not use it to measure total folder size. Use du for that.

Expected output

Paths to files larger than 100 MB, one per line.

System impact

Read-only, can be slow. Nothing changes. The command only lists matching files.

Scope this to the smallest useful path or service on busy systems.

Recovery / rollback: no state is changed.

When to use it

Use before commits, uploads, backups, or when a project folder suddenly becomes huge.

When not to use it

Do not use it to measure total folder size. Use du for that.

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Command transcript

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demo@lab:~$

$ find project -maxdepth 2 -type f -print | sort

project/dist/bundle.js
project/export/final.mov
project/logs/app.log
project/src/app.ts
project/trusted-tool

$ cd project && find . -type f -size +100M -print

./export/final.mov

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find project -maxdepth 2 -type f -print | sort
cd project && find . -type f -size +100M -print

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