i have 107GB used but i check every folder and it adds up

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mackaveli

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Jun 15, 2005

• #1

to 104.7gb instead of 107gb. Im using path finder to get info on the folders on Macintosh HD. is that normal? i know its only 2.3gb but still i like to have as much space as possible.

Thanks.

 

eva01

macrumors 601

• Jun 15, 2005

• #2

yes that is normal. Take a look at disk utility click on your HD in the program then look at the used space.

it is the exact same thing with an empty HD, look at your capactiy in the program

 

yellow

Moderator emeritus

• Jun 15, 2005

• #3

Are you including (or does Pathfinder include) invisible folders/files?

/bin
/opt
/sbin
/usr
/private
/dev
/cores

And on and on..

 

eva01

macrumors 601

• Jun 15, 2005

• #4

also if you use some downloading programs, they make their own invisible folders

 

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brap

macrumors 68000

• Jun 15, 2005

• #5

Also Spotlight metadata. For a more accurate reading, from the Terminal use:

Code:

sudo du -d 1 -c -h /

 

slooksterPSV

macrumors 68040

• Jun 15, 2005

• #6

Biggest Use of Data - File Vault ???

EDIT: Wait... is that right??? File Vault does keep a copy of your files doesn't it? I don't remember now...???

 

yellow

Moderator emeritus

• Jun 15, 2005

• #7

I was under the impression that FileVault simply encrytpted on the fly, I don't beleive it copies your data.

 

slooksterPSV

macrumors 68040

• Jun 15, 2005

• #8

I remember someone saying something about something like that copying your data... like it makes a backup or something.