Where did all my space go?

[Aperture]

I know these threads come up a lot, but I honestly cant see where I lost 60Gb. I'll post the biggest stuff I can think of, but I really need your help.

8Gb iTunes Library
8Gb Aperture Library
4Gb App Folder
---------------
Home Folder: 18Gb + 2Gb Apps =
22Gb

so 60Gb-22-10(current space) =
22Gb

I understand OS X uses a bunch of that but how much? Where did my space go?

 

[Blubbert]

Download What Size and you will be able to see where the space has gone to.

 

[tyr2]

Also try Disk Inventory X for a nice graphical overview of your space usage.

 

[clevin]

if u have apple pre-installed OSX with your machine, thats another 15~20G

 

[ebouwman]

if u have apple pre-installed OSX with your machine, thats another 15~20G

wow, how does that work?
So does that mean that i should reload OS X to get an extra 15 - 20 Gb ??

 

[iBookG4user]

wow, how does that work?
So does that mean that i should reload OS X to get an extra 15 - 20 Gb ??

That's including OS X, but the iLife suite does take up a lot of space, I can delete the Garageband loops, along with iMovie and save a couple of GB of space. Also, the printer drivers take up quite a bit of space, so you can delete the ones that you don't need.

 

[siurpeeman]

also, a 60 gb hard drive may only really have 55 gb or so. that could account for another 5 gb.

 

[iJawn108]

I have an 80 gig drive after doing a massive dvd archive last week I now have.... 42ish gigs of free space. apps,music, imovie projects,and VMs take up a load of space.

 

[clevin]

wow, how does that work?
So does that mean that i should reload OS X to get an extra 15 - 20 Gb ??

if you dont need garage band, iDVD, iWork, etc, or multi-language support, or many bundled apps, yes, do a clean install will save you a lot of space.

however, if u already have many data and personal stuff on the harddrive, do selective de-install of the apps u don't want will save u some space too, such as:

Garage band, 2G
iDVD, .6G
iWork, 2G

etc

remember to use spotlight to trace down all the related files and folders and delete them, simple drag and drop of apps to trash can will NOT do the complete de-installation.

 

[ivnds]

remember to use spotlight to trace down all the related files and folders and delete them, simple drag and drop of apps to trash can will NOT do the complete de-installation.

AppZapper is very good at that.

 

[ebouwman]

i was just reading an article in Mac|Life magazine about cutting down on space

 

[clevin]

AppZapper is very good at that.

oh, yeah, i understand that, but it cost $$$$$........

 

[FocusAndEarnIt]

i was just reading an article in Mac|Life magazine about cutting down on space

...and?

 

[WildCowboy]

oh, yeah, i understand that, but it cost $$$$$........

Try uApp.

 

[ebouwman]

...and?

oh sorry
it was saying kind of the same things as above, the font book thing, garageband loops, unused languages, unused printer drivers, unused bundled apps

 

[clevin]

Try uApp.

bookmarked, thanx

 

[Aperture]

I just realized my "Previous Systems.localized" file is taking up 10Gb. Is it okay to delete this? I presume it is from after doing my Archive & Install.

 

[clevin]

I just realized my "Previous Systems.localized" file is taking up 10Gb. Is it okay to delete this? I presume it is from after doing my Archive & Install.

i think u can, but read here first, i am not that expert on this
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/137857/
and
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050519092735773