==== du vs ls ====
Why is ls and du showing different sizes?\\
When there is a difference in sizes between the two commands it means that the file is a sparse file:\\
== TL;DR ==
**ls** is reporting the allocated size\\
**du** is reporting the space actually used\\
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==== Sparse File ====
A sparse file is a file that is mapped to use a certain amount of space but may not currently be using that space. \\

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Source:\\
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparse_filehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparse_file