Help finding hidden file(s)

[Oilbrnr]

In doing a manual backup to my Maxtor NAS tonight using Maxtor's utility app, something within the application filled my Mac Mini internal HD. When I look at it from the root level, Finder is showing that there are 6 items, with 5.95 GB available (75GB drive). Yet when I add the total GB for the 6 items it only comes to 30GB. How do I find the other 40 that are missing? There is no partition BTW.

 

[mad jew]

Use an app like WhatSize from an administrator account.

 

[Eidorian]

I prefer Disk Inventory X.

 

[Oilbrnr]

Thanks, I just tried Whatsize, and am running Inventory X right now, but Whatsize did not reveal anything new that Finder didn't show me. I'm a bit puzzled...

 

[Eidorian]

Thanks, I just tried Whatsize, and am running Inventory X right now, but Whatsize did not reveal anything new that Finder didn't show me. I'm a bit puzzled...

They'll only show you what you have permission to see. For example, if you have another user account the unaccounted data might be in there.

 

[Oilbrnr]

Unless the Maxtor app has the ability to create another user, my 'admin' account is the only user account that I'm aware of.

 

[Oilbrnr]

Well, with InventoryX I did find the 'Backup' folder that was create and I trashed it.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Eidorian]

I'm glad it worked for you then.