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Purgeable space on Data Volume

I have trashed a whole bunch of files to free up space on my Macbook SSD but the Finder is not showing the available space. In Disk Utility it is showing only 11.31 "Used" but 204.8 GB of "Other Volumes". What are these other volumes and how do I free up the space. See pics below.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Feb 4, 2021 10:34 PM

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Posted on Feb 5, 2021 4:33 AM

eddydenton wrote:

I have trashed a whole bunch of files to free up space on my Macbook SSD but the Finder is not showing the available space.




>About this Mac>Storage>Other





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


Try something like OmniDiskSweeper for a GUI to get a good look at itemized file size and location:

OmniDiskSweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/more




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Feb 5, 2021 4:33 AM in response to eddydenton

eddydenton wrote:

I have trashed a whole bunch of files to free up space on my Macbook SSD but the Finder is not showing the available space.




>About this Mac>Storage>Other





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


Try something like OmniDiskSweeper for a GUI to get a good look at itemized file size and location:

OmniDiskSweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/more




Feb 4, 2021 10:49 PM in response to eddydenton

eddydenton Said:

"Purgeable space on Data Volume I have trashed a whole bunch of files to free up space on my Macbook SSD but the Finder is not showing the available space. In Disk Utility it is showing only 11.31 "Used" but 204.8 GB of "Other Volumes". What are these other volumes and how do I free up the space. See pics below."

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What to Know:

A. Data Volume:

Data is the volume for storing items that are not system-related.


B. Trashing Files:

As for trashing these files, you need to empty Trash. Also, I would delete iTunes items that are not needed, such as Movies and TV Shows (which are typically in the GBs).

Feb 4, 2021 11:11 PM in response to eddydenton

eddydenton Said:

"Purgeable space on Data Volume: I emptied the Trash after I put the files there. As you can see in the screenshots above, I'm only using 11.31 GB on the SSD, but the Data volume isn't reflecting this and it seems to be still seeing the deleted items."

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Two Thoughts:

A. Try Safe Mode:

Restart the Mac in Safe Mode (Hold Down the shift key upon boot). Log in, and then restart. In Safe Mode, damages system files (i.e. caches) are fixed. So, boot into Safe Mode, wait 30 seconds, then boot up normally. Perhaps it all needs to sync.


B. Boot into Recovery Mode:

[Hold Down: command + R] upon boot. See what is shown when you view Disk Utility. Is the same shown, storage wise?

Purgeable space on Data Volume

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