If you look the free disk space from finder it will not include the backups on space used. That is because backups will be deleted if more space is needed by other apps. What I do to keep the mobile backups working without taking much space, is disabling and enabling the time machine once per week (from TM prefs). How to Clear Disk Space on Mac. Here are 12 free solutions on how to free up disk space on Mac. They are outlined below. Optimize Storage. This is the built-in feature from Mac OS Sierra. They added this feature with the aim of cleaning up your disk from time to time. The Storage pane of About This Mac is the best way to determine the amount of storage space available on your Mac. Disk Utility and other apps might show storage categories such as Not Mounted, VM, Recovery, Other Volumes, Other, Free, or Purgeable. DaisyDisk check & freeing up disk space on Mac computer with efficiency and simplicity. This is mainly because it has a beautiful interface, presented in the manner of an interactive wheel for easy and intuitive visualization. DaisyDisk is very fast, and shows an overview of all disks connected to the Mac. MAC temporary files sometimes take up huge disk space. Removing them will not only speed up your system but also free up disk space. There are tons of temporary files that you can check out by opening Finder and then go to Folder using /Library/Caches.
Disk Space is an app that shows disk drive information. This includes hard drives, external drives, network drives, DVD’s, CD’s, memory cards, and USB flash drives. Scan your home folders for a sortable list showing their size on your hard drive. Then single click in the scan results to drill down to subfolders.
Features:
- Size information for disk drives, network drives, DVD’s, CD’s, memory cards and USB flash drives
- Single click eject for DVD’s, CD’s, memory cards and USB flash drives
- Scan home folders for sortable results with size information and graphs.
- Single click drill down to subfolders in home folder scan results.
- Right click menu to Show in Finder for drives and folders.
- Resizable window
- Full Screen mode
- Retina display support
Important Notes:
1. First time that you use the home folders screen you need to complete a one time setup.
2. If your home folder is not in the standard location, you need to look at Disk Space Pro.
3. If you want to scan outside of your home folders, you need to look at Disk Space Pro.
4. If you want to see files and hidden items in scan results, you need to look at Disk Space Pro.
Disk Space is a great way to look at your drive, folder, and file information. Just give it a try!
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