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Storage space remains same after deleting user profile on MacBook Air

Hi All, I needed to set up a new profile on my MacBook Air and after I did I decided to delete the old one through system settings. The profile is gone, however the files and space they take up still remains. eg I have 50gb free but should have 150gb free. Ive shown all files in finder to see if I can find them to no avail. does anyone else have any ideas. I think a full reset and reinstall might be needed.


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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.3

Posted on May 4, 2023 1:22 AM

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May 4, 2023 1:52 AM in response to Addzeey

by default finder hides a lot of files and dirs apple don't think users should mess around with try

Manage User Home Folders in macOS Monterey | Reference 8.1 User Home Folders | Peachpit


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mac path for user home dir - Google-søgning


personally I use a free file manager rather than finder it's called doublecommander and show a lot more by default and is for me easier to navigate

Mar 23, 2024 1:25 AM in response to Addzeey

I have this problem too I found the files in /Users folder on finder but I can't delete them, they go in bin but from there I am not able to delete them, there is a red minus sign on the desktop folder in my deleted user could it be related to that? there is nothing in that folder so I don't really have a problem with space, but I still want to delete it for completeness sake, does anyone know how? when I try to delete it from bin it says the folder is in use but that's not really possible cause the user has been deleted

Storage space remains same after deleting user profile on MacBook Air

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