Can't find files clogging my hard drive

[jrhut]

I have an approx 145GB hard drive and it is completely full. I cannot figure out what is filling it up. All of the files, docs and applications only add up to about 50GB. The disc utility says that there are 250,000 files but the finder can only finad about 10,000. If you have a diagnosis or suggestions please let me know.

 

[GGJstudios]

In Finder, if your search results are more than 10,000, scroll to the bottom of the list and click "More" to find the total number:





I'd start with a simple Finder search, looking for large files, then work my way down, by reducing the minimum size in the search:

 

[sickmacdoc]

The first step should probably be taking a look at the contents graphically to see what the big files are. You can do that by using either or both of a couple of free Mac utilities- GrandPerspective and Disk Inventory X.

 

[jrhut]

I used Disk Inventory X and found that all of the space was from a temp file that does not appear in finder. How do i access this file?

(UPDATE) Nevermind I figured it out and fixed the problem. Thanks.