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Q: MacBook Pro Hardrive storage double the size it should be

I'm having a problem with my Macbook Pro hard drive in that it is using more space than it should. I have a 750GB hard drive and now only have 20GB of space left. Having ran an OS X Lion compatible version of OmniDiskSweeper it confirms that really the hard drive should only be 412.8GB full (but then doesn't show me where the remaining 319GB is coming from). The additional space-take-up is also categorised as part of 'Other' when viewing the storage tab on 'About This Mac'.

 

I have already had a browse through various forums but haven't really found anything that has been particularly helpful. I've tried disabling time machine local backups (as I back up to an external hard drive) from instructions at this link: http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/28/disable-time-machine-local-backups-in-mac-os-x-li on/ but that hasn't solved the issue. Software such as Disk Inventory and WhatSize have been no help either.

 

I'm running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 on a 15-Inch Early 2011 MacBook Pro and have included as much info as possible in the attached screen shot. Any help would be much appreciated in my mission to reclaim the other half of my hard drive!

 

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Posted on Oct 13, 2014 11:04 AM

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  • by tnuvi,

    tnuvi tnuvi Jan 27, 2015 8:55 PM in response to Jssorc
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    Jan 27, 2015 8:55 PM in response to Jssorc

    That was not the issue, as I had not used the Time Machine. I still tried it out and did not work.

    Once again, I backed up the laptop with Time Machine, erased the hard drive and restored the computer. Again, the problem was resolved. I´m just wondering for how long will it work. I also tried erasing the free space...

    I wonder why is the computer doing this...

  • by punktv,

    punktv punktv Aug 31, 2015 10:50 PM in response to mafia_ala
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    Aug 31, 2015 10:50 PM in response to mafia_ala

    This just happened to me on my Mac Pro running OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 with a small 250 GB drive. The About This Mac STORAGE said the computer was full of photos and videos that I knew were not on my system. After searching for an answer for a few hours, i found this post from APPLE, worked immediately after reboot.  Spotlight: How to re-index folders or volumes - Apple Support


    Hope this helps you all!

    1. From the Apple () menu, choose System Preferences.
    2. Click Spotlight.
    3. Click the Privacy tab.
    4. Drag a folder or an entire volume (your hard drive) to the list.
    5. If prompted for confirmation, click OK.
    6. Remove the item or volume you just added to the list by clicking it and then clicking the minus ("-") button.
    7. Close Spotlight preferences.

    Spotlight will re-index the contents of the folder or volume.

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