6 GB free between user accounts in mac OS Cataina v10.14.6...

Hello.

I noticed in a 2012 13.3" MacBook Pro, with its updated mac OS

Catalina v10.14.6, differences of free disk spaces in a Micron 500

GB between accounts.

Admin level account showed about 123 GB.

Standard level account showed 117 GB.

Why the 6 GB difference? Thank you for reading and hopefully

answering. :)

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on May 19, 2020 7:20 PM

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2 replies

Kappy

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May 19, 2020 8:49 PM in response to antdude

First, Catalina is 10.15.4. Mojave is 10.14.6. The difference in the two accounts would probably be that Standard Accounts do not have access to all system files, due to lack of permission, as well as differences in the size of each user's account.

antdude Author

Level 2

221 points

May 19, 2020 8:54 PM in response to Kappy

Aw crap. You're right. I hate these names. Haha. They get confusing. Mojave indeed. Thanks. :)

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