Accidentally didn’t send to the list first time. I was able to solve my problem.
> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Pablo Sandoval <paulsandova...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: reclaiming space on hard drive > Date: August 1, 2015 at 1:47:19 PM MDT > To: r a gindin <ryoanji....@gmail.com> > > Ok listers, I’ve found my solution and thought I should share it with you all. > The answer can be found here: > https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3957281?start=0&tstart=0 > <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3957281?start=0&tstart=0> > I had to run a terminal command and Omni Disk Sweeper(which sort of works > with VO) > This allowed me to identify the file that was causing the space to disappear. > I now have only 45gb used on my HD. > I hope this helps someone else. > >> On Jul 31, 2015, at 6:24 PM, r a gindin <ryoanji....@gmail.com >> <mailto:ryoanji....@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> i monitor this web space for my blind granddaughter. >> >> i have recently removed 250 gigs from this computer (mini with 750 gig HD). >> >> the usual place to start is a program that ranks your storage by quantity: >> the largest sections first. another way is to check each of the folders in >> the "GO" list of your "FINDER," looking for the size at the bottom. >> >> my own disaster happened when I downloaded the new Photos program. it >> created an "unknown" folder of 68,000 items on my desktop. it also put >> additional thousands of pics in the new Photos. many sites contained 50 >> duplicates. i used the program "GEMINI" to remove these, but I think there >> are free duplicate-removing programs available. >> >> good luck >> >> art >> >> >> -------- Forwarded Message -------- >> Subject: reclaiming space on hard drive >> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 08:43:23 -0600 >> From: Pablo Sandoval <paulsandova...@gmail.com> >> <mailto:paulsandova...@gmail.com> >> Reply-To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> >> Hi everyone, >> I’ve just noticed the usage on my Mac HD is getting more full than I like. >> I’ve just deleted several gigs of data, and I am not seeing the space freed >> up like I expected. Only a couple hundred megs freed up. I have emptied the >> trash, and am not sure what I need to do to see this newly emptied space. >> I’ve even restarted the Mac to see if something was hanging. >> Any advice is appreciated. >> Thank you. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
