Re: very puzzled.

[Peter Crisp]

Hi Daniel and Rosemary, I have a free web app Disk Inventory X - it is very 
good at showing you where everything is. It is amazing the clutter that can 
build up - and this application presents in a nice user friendly way to drill 
down the levels to see what junk is cluttering up your drive. When you get it 
and run it - you must give it a bit of time to scan the selected drive before 
you’re presented with the representation of all the stuff you have.

At the same time a lot of caution should be taken in not indiscriminately 
deleting stuff you need to keep - especially system related. 

Pete.

> On 29 Oct 2020, at 9:15 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
> 
> Hi Rosemary
> 
> That “storage” part can sometimes get a little lost, so it just dumps things 
> into one spot.
> Best way is to have all the folders in List View and turn on “Calculate All 
> Sizes” (from View menu - Show View Options.
> Then let it calculate folders. You can then narrow down where a lot of space 
> may be used.
> (Some can be in hidden folders as well, especially if you have back ups of 
> iPhones/iPads etc. (and old models, as it saves them all).
> Also, if you have iPhoto Library and Photos Library  (in Pictures) then this 
> can take up more room than needed.
> 
> That’s a fairly “quick” way to get a rough idea of where it may be. Then can 
> work through it.
> (Sometimes not always an easy thing to narrow down straight away).
> 
> Another Application that can help with it sometimes is WhatSize - 
> https://www.whatsizemac.com
> (But you have buy it to get all the feature set, so sometimes the free trial 
> only gives you a rough idea of space).
> 
> Hope something there helps.
> Kind regards
> Daniel 
> 
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>> On 29 Oct 2020, at 9:07 pm, Rosemary Spark  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi there,
>> I keep receiving a message saying my disc is almost full.  When I go to the 
>> storage section it says only 859mb out of 121 gb is free. 103.77GB is 
>> allocated to system files. This seems excessive. The library folder has 86gb 
>> alone. I have deleted a couple of large backup files but not sure what else 
>> to do. 
>> I'm keeping this running Mojave because I'm running Family Tree Builder 32 
>> bit (until the 64 bit one comes out) and Dreamweaver CS6 as for the amount 
>> of use I now get out of it it's not worth asubscription.
>> 
>> MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
>> MacOS Mojave 10.14.6
>> 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Rosemary Spark
>> PO Box 781
>> South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia
>> Phone: + 61 ‭8 6397 6822‬
>> Mobile: 0414268043
>> 
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Re: very puzzled.

[Daniel Kerr]

Hi Rosemary

That “storage” part can sometimes get a little lost, so it just dumps things 
into one spot.
Best way is to have all the folders in List View and turn on “Calculate All 
Sizes” (from View menu - Show View Options.
Then let it calculate folders. You can then narrow down where a lot of space 
may be used.
(Some can be in hidden folders as well, especially if you have back ups of 
iPhones/iPads etc. (and old models, as it saves them all).
Also, if you have iPhoto Library and Photos Library  (in Pictures) then this 
can take up more room than needed.

That’s a fairly “quick” way to get a rough idea of where it may be. Then can 
work through it.
(Sometimes not always an easy thing to narrow down straight away).

Another Application that can help with it sometimes is WhatSize - 
https://www.whatsizemac.com
(But you have buy it to get all the feature set, so sometimes the free trial 
only gives you a rough idea of space).

Hope something there helps.
Kind regards
Daniel 

 Sent from my iPhone 12 Pro 

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MacWizardry

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> On 29 Oct 2020, at 9:07 pm, Rosemary Spark  wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> I keep receiving a message saying my disc is almost full.  When I go to the 
> storage section it says only 859mb out of 121 gb is free. 103.77GB is 
> allocated to system files. This seems excessive. The library folder has 86gb 
> alone. I have deleted a couple of large backup files but not sure what else 
> to do. 
> I'm keeping this running Mojave because I'm running Family Tree Builder 32 
> bit (until the 64 bit one comes out) and Dreamweaver CS6 as for the amount of 
> use I now get out of it it's not worth asubscription.
> 
> MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
> MacOS Mojave 10.14.6
> 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
> 
> Regards,
> Rosemary Spark
> PO Box 781
> South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia
> Phone: + 61 ‭8 6397 6822‬
> Mobile: 0414268043
> 
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very puzzled.

[Rosemary Spark]

Hi there,
I keep receiving a message saying my disc is almost full.  When I go to the
storage section it says only 859mb out of 121 gb is free. 103.77GB is
allocated to system files. This seems excessive. The library folder has
86gb alone. I have deleted a couple of large backup files but not sure what
else to do.
I'm keeping this running Mojave because I'm running Family Tree Builder 32
bit (until the 64 bit one comes out) and Dreamweaver CS6 as for the amount
of use I now get out of it it's not worth asubscription.

MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
MacOS Mojave 10.14.6

8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Regards,
Rosemary Spark
PO Box 781
South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia
Phone: + 61 ‭8 6397 6822‬
Mobile: 0414268043
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