Hi
I found out that my storage is full.
I have cleaned unnecessary files and could see the I have still very little free space.
Checking my folders puzzled me a little/
My largest folder, as you can see in the attached image, is "yinontubi" my main user in "users" folder.
Nearly 350 GB, but the sum of the subfolders under "yinontubi" is less than 100 GB, and I don't have a clue where to find the missing 250 GB
Any ideas?
Thank you
Yinon
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Use OmniDiskSweeper to see where all the large folders and items are located. The Finder hides a lot of stuff from the user including the "~/Library" folder in your home user folder. This folder can contain backups of mobile devices as well as cache files for your apps. Don't just go deleting stuff as some of it may have bad side effects depending on the app.
You can also enable & disable hidden items in the Finder by using:
Command + Shift + Period (aka "dot", or ".")
https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/show-hidden-files-mac-3520878/
Rebooting the Mac can remove a lot of temp files plus booting temporarily into Safe Mode which will delete other system temp & cache files safely. Reboot to resume normal operations. Most web browsers have an option in their "Privacy" settings to clear the browser cache. All this can free up some storage.
Use OmniDiskSweeper to see where all the large folders and items are located. The Finder hides a lot of stuff from the user including the "~/Library" folder in your home user folder. This folder can contain backups of mobile devices as well as cache files for your apps. Don't just go deleting stuff as some of it may have bad side effects depending on the app.
You can also enable & disable hidden items in the Finder by using:
Command + Shift + Period (aka "dot", or ".")
https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/show-hidden-files-mac-3520878/
Rebooting the Mac can remove a lot of temp files plus booting temporarily into Safe Mode which will delete other system temp & cache files safely. Reboot to resume normal operations. Most web browsers have an option in their "Privacy" settings to clear the browser cache. All this can free up some storage.
I think it is not counting the applications folder, as those are files created by Adobe Creative Cloud, and potentially other cloud stored applications. These are likely hidden files from the downloads for Adobe.
You may also have a backup of a large iCloud file, or a Time Machine backup that is in progress. Check the size of your iCloud drive in Apple menu -> System Preferences -> iCloud, and Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Time Machine the status of your backup.
Logfiles can usually be deleted. But cache files will automatically remove themselves when you reboot with the shift key.
One thing can the Mac does automatically if you leave it on overnight in Screen Saver, but not energy saver, is clean up the log files. Crash logs should be a sign to check what is crashing. That's where Etrecheck can help us help you:
Thank you for your answer.
I have checked all the above, and unfortunately it's none of them. ):
You are right.
It is the library file that was hiding.
Thank you.
Now I will check what in the library book nearly 300GB
Hidden files on my Mac
