since my HD has been running low on space recently, I have started to move large files to an external drive and have removed at least 60gb of space.
however, disk util as well as finder still indicate the same amount of free disk space before the deletion. (64 gb free space).
reboot doesn't help.
I have a MBP 13" 2017 model with a 1TB flash disk.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.3
hi.
thanks for your reply and good input. after doing some more research I found out that it was carbon copy cloner delaying the "releasing" process due to its snapshot history. After I've deleted the oldest snapshots, free space skyrocketed again.
so, problem solved.
hi.
thanks for your reply and good input. after doing some more research I found out that it was carbon copy cloner delaying the "releasing" process due to its snapshot history. After I've deleted the oldest snapshots, free space skyrocketed again.
so, problem solved.
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Good work and have seen this specific issue before with using CCC and Safety Net.
May consider adjusting the Safety Net Feature in CCC if not already done.
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