Take Control of Speeding Up Your Mac by Joe Kissell

Author:Joe Kissell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Reference
Publisher: TidBITS
Published: 2011-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

Find and Delete Large Files

When you need to free up disk space fast, it pays to start by looking for the low-hanging fruit—namely, the largest files on your disk. Numerous utilities can scan your disk(s) and display all their files—even the hidden ones—by size. (Spotlight can do this too, but requires a bit of fiddling—and you may have disabled Spotlight indexing for some of your data.) Some give you a simple list, while others offer a nifty graphical display that makes it easy to see how various files compare in size. Once you’ve identified the largest files, you can delete those you don’t need, or move ones you do need to a different drive.

Tip: Remember that merely moving files to your Trash doesn’t free up any disk space; you must empty the Trash (Finder > Empty Trash) to recover the previously used space.

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