meng_nov wrote:
I'm really confused. Here's my file browser in the storage info. There are no folder which is larger than 2GB. How could there be 84.14GB documents on disk???
There are several large files shown, which are my files in my onedrive folder. I've double checked that those large files have "zero bytes on disk".
So confusing why document occupy so much storage.
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/2be29637-1021-4149-8183-7077c2bb7255
I would not fixate on Documents necessarily being "Documents" this has never been an exact science.
Empty your Trash — Delete files and folders on Mac - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/delete-files-and-folders-on-mac-mchlp1093/mac
How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206996
See used and available storage space on your Mac
https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/see-available-storage-space-syspf9b375b9/10.14/mac/10.15
User tip: "Other and What Can I Do About It ?"
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142
Thin local snapshots :
ref: https://eclecticlight.co/2020/04/09/where-did-all-that-free-space-go-on-my-apfs-disk/
Try something like OmniDiskSweeper for a GUI to get a good look at itemized file size and location:
OmniDiskSweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/more
I will add—
You do not need third-party app to itemize, from the Terminal.app, more detail copy and paste the command line:
File size, and finding missing GB— list the items in the home folder with the sizes, including invisible items.
sudo du -h -d 1 ~/
File size, and finding missing GB —will list the items in root with the sizes, including invisible items.
sudo du -h -d 1 /