How to clear mac. Disc space full.

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  1. lizegb, Jul 6, 2015

    lizegb macrumors newbie

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    I'm going to be starting University in September, so I will need to store a lot of work and things on here, but at the moment my disc space is full and I literally don't know how to clear it. Most of my files is in 'other' and i don't know what this is.
    I want to completely clear down my mac but keep my iTunes and iPhoto library. Most of my disc is full with music and photos and I don't know where to store them.
    Any help would be much appreciated.

    Thanks
     
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  2. Gav2k, Jul 6, 2015

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    External hdd?
     
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  3. lizegb, Jul 6, 2015

    lizegb thread starter macrumors newbie

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    Do you recommend any in particular?
     
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  4. darngooddesign, Jul 6, 2015

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    Command+I on your various user folders will give you a better idea of what's in there. There are also apps which will give you more details; some will let you delete caches and other accumulated files which are unnecessary.

    I access my music and photos frequently so I find having to use an external drive tethered is a pain. My suggestion is to upgrade your internal drive and stick your existing one in an enclosure. I assume you have the tiny 128GB drive.
     
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  5. quackers82, Jul 6, 2015

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  6. keysofanxiety, Jul 6, 2015

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    I imagine this is a similar suggestion to Quackers. I always used OmniDiskSweeper to check the free space, as it's quite a simple interface: https://www.omnigroup.com/download/latest/OmniDiskSweeper

    Of course I'm sure they provide the same functionality so it's your choice which one to use.
     
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  7. ET iPhone Home, Jul 7, 2015

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    Go to APPLICATIONS > DISK UTILITY, Choose/Hi-light the HDD/SSD in the left column. Then choose the tab ERASE. However, be careful NOT to erase everything unless that's what you want to do. BACKUP! before proceeding.
     
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  8. Ulenspiegel, Jul 7, 2015

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    You can check with http://diskwave.barthe.ph what consumes most of your disk space and what can be deleted.
    And you can use a http://eu.minidrive.bynifty.com, if you have a 13" MBA or simply an external HDD.
     
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  9. lizegb, Jul 7, 2015

    lizegb thread starter macrumors newbie

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    Thank you for all your suggestions. I will try cutting file size down and get back if I still need advice. :)
     
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