I have a mid-2012 MacBook Pro running Catalina. I was trying to clone it using the free version of SuperDuper!, but since after 21+ hours of backing up the end was still not in sight I stopped it. Now (after restarting) I have only about 15 GB of memory available, whereas before I had about 60-70 GB. How do I go about getting that missing memory back? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Memory disappeared after using SuperDuper!
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1. What you are really talking about is storage space, not memory. Your memory is set to either 4GB or 8GB, depending on the model.
2. Install a free app called "AppCleaner" which does an excellent job at completely removing installed apps. https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/
3. Once AppCleaner is installed, open the app and then type Super in the search bar of AppCleaner. Once it says SuperDuper tap on that selection, and you should see all the files for removal. Make sure all the blue boxes listed for that app are checked and then click on delete.
4. Once the app is deleted, reboot your computer and reinstall SuperDuper.
That should get you back to square one.
2. Install a free app called "AppCleaner" which does an excellent job at completely removing installed apps. https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/
3. Once AppCleaner is installed, open the app and then type Super in the search bar of AppCleaner. Once it says SuperDuper tap on that selection, and you should see all the files for removal. Make sure all the blue boxes listed for that app are checked and then click on delete.
4. Once the app is deleted, reboot your computer and reinstall SuperDuper.
That should get you back to square one.
Sorry, as you can see from my vocabulary I 'm pretty ignorant about computers generally. Did try using AppCleaner though, but it showed that SuperDuper and associated folders were using only some 20 MB of storage, so I didn't delete it. Should I still try doing it?
It's possible there is cached data from the cloning process that needs to be removed. An easy thing to try is to boot into Safe Mode. Among other things, Safe Mode clears out unnecessary cache. https://support.apple.com/HT201262
SuperDuper is from Shirt Pocket. Send an email explaining your problem to: feedback@shirt-pocket.com
Did you empty the trash bin? Deleting files typically moved everything to the trash bin... but the space taken up by files/apps/etc that you delete really isn't deleted until the trash bin is emptied.
Good follow-up point that I overlooked. That very well could explain the OP's continued problem.