iMac Documents folder empty but storage info shows it contains 200gb of files
What can be possibly stoping me from seeing and deleting these files? Permission issue? Any way around it so i can delete them and free up space?
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What can be possibly stoping me from seeing and deleting these files? Permission issue? Any way around it so i can delete them and free up space?
Check the System/Apple ID/iCloud/iCloud Drive preference pane to see if iCloud Drive has been activated and if (under the Options button) if Documents and Desktop has been included. If so then you'll need to select iCloud Drive in Finder's Sidebar preference pane and the click on iCloud Drive to see what's in the iCD:
Sometime these items get turned on during an upgrade or update.
Check the System/Apple ID/iCloud/iCloud Drive preference pane to see if iCloud Drive has been activated and if (under the Options button) if Documents and Desktop has been included. If so then you'll need to select iCloud Drive in Finder's Sidebar preference pane and the click on iCloud Drive to see what's in the iCD:
Sometime these items get turned on during an upgrade or update.
Where are you looking to get usage data? The definitive view is using Disk Utility.
Do you maybe have more than one Documents Folder? One you created yourself and are looking in the wrong folder?
The default Documents folder will be under your user name on the internal drive.
I am looking in Disc Utility. Attached is the drive that apparently contains 2.8TB of data.
iMac Documents folder empty but storage info shows it contains 200gb of files