Xojo_binary file size

I have been working on an app for both Windows and Mac.
I just noticed that Windows file size is 900Kb but the Mac is a whopping 30Mb!
I made some changes on the Mac verrsion, now I can’t get it back over to windows unless I get a bigger thumbdrive!

What is going on?

@Dan Walsh — One of the reasons may be that the macOS application contains the application itself but also all the resources, libraries etc.

Why is your app so small???

Windows Xojo_binary should be larger then that

[quote=476098:@Dan Walsh]I have been working on an app for both Windows and Mac.
I just noticed that Windows file size is 900Kb but the Mac is a whopping 30Mb!
I made some changes on the Mac verrsion, now I can’t get it back over to windows unless I get a bigger thumbdrive!

What is going on?[/quote]
Did you happen to add images or icons when you edited on macOS?

How small is your thumb drive? The smallest I have seen is 512 MB years ago, most are 16 GB today!

I even saw an SD-Card with 256GB… go figure !

Tested a new project with just a generic button there:

  • Windows .exe 2.1MB
  • Windows libs folder 31 MB
  • Mac “package” 14.7 MB
  • Mac binary inside the package 2.1 MB

Sizes change depending on the Xojo version.