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I have a new (5\23)iMac desktop Mac OS Sonoma 14.1 and have no storage left after deleting all my photos, docs and even GarageBand app to make room. There is absolutely no room. I have Photoshop and Lightroom but not sure if that’s on my computer or iCloud. Im confused with this new computer and I don’t know if iCloud is part of the problem. I need help
iMac 24″, macOS 14.1
OK, good work 176 GB in ./Library/Application Support/CloudDocs/
Sonds like iCloud Drive has gone crazy, do you have backups
In Finder>Go Menu>Go to Folder, paste this in ^ pres Enter...
./Library/Application Support/CloudDocs/session/
What do you see in there???
Apple's guidance: Free up storage space - Apple Support
Right click Macintosh HD in Finder and then do a Get Info. Look for "purgeable".. Mine usually hovers around 2-3GB which is pretty good.
I use Daisy Disk paid to reduce purgeable. Or you can simply way for the OS to return its space to Available. How long that takes is not always clear, but Apple says it will eventually be done.
This may be a contributor: What is “Other” storage on a Mac, and how… - Apple Community
ReeReeM wrote:
i have to download Daisy Disk? Or is it on computer?
It's a third-party app. If you want the full version, you have to buy it from the App Store or from the developer's Web site. On the App Store, it has an "Editor's Choice Award", but you would still want to think carefully about what (if any) of your files to archive or delete, rather than blindly deleting stuff.
The Web site has a free trial version that "is not limited in time" but that locks out some features that you would get with a paid version .
App Store description here:
https://apps.apple.com/sk/app/daisydisk/id411643860?mt=12
Developer's Web site here:
OK, good work 176 GB in ./Library/Application Support/CloudDocs/
Sonds like iCloud Drive has gone crazy, do you have backups
In Finder>Go Menu>Go to Folder, paste this in ^ pres Enter...I CAN'T SEEM TO DO ANYTHING , MY DISK IS FULL
DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO. WENT TO FINDER BUT DON'T SEE MENU, IF YOU WANT ME TO GET NEW FOLDER, IT WONT LET ME. MY HD SAYS THERE IS 83.7 MB (56.2 MB purgeable) AVAILABLE
NOT SURE WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO
./Library/Application Support/CloudDocs/session/
What do you see in there???
Available and purgeable are not the same:
Example: Available is 334.72GB and purgeable is 10.15GB.
1.7GB Available means your disk is functionally overfull. You need to have 15-20% totally unused 100% of the time.
I shut off my icloud and I got my storage back. I'm done with iCloud. i hope I dont need it for photoshop
Did you migrate anything from an oder Mac?
Start with this of M1 or M2 Mac...
On your Mac, choose Apple menu > Shut Down.
Wait for your Mac to shut down completely. A Mac is completely shut down when the screen is black and any lights (including in the Touch Bar) are off.
Press and hold the power button on your Mac until “Loading startup options” appears.
Select a volume.
Press and hold the Shift key, then click Continue in Safe Mode.
The computer restarts automatically. When the login window appears, you should see “Safe Boot” in the menu bar.
Restart normally.
Let's see if we can find the big users, you're in real danger of loosing some oir all your info...
Thanks to BobHarris file sizes, Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal:...
sudo du -hx | sort -h
sudo du -hx ~/| sort -h
The only thing I put on my new computer are external hard drives with only one working on it. One seems to have gotten damaged and another is read only. I started to transfer but I don’t think it was successful
It should prompt you for an admin password & will not echo what you type, then assumng Terminal has been givell Full Disk Access, it'll look like nothing is happening for awhile, then like this will appear...
Last login: Sun Nov 5 11:46:33 on ttys000
bd1@im19 ~ % sudo du -hx ~/| sort -h
Password:
0B /Users/bd1//.DDLocalBackups
0B /Users/bd1//.DDPreview
0B /Users/bd1//.Synkron
0B /Users/bd1//.TemporaryItems/folders.501/TemporaryItems
0B /Users/bd1//.aqbanking/settings
0B /Users/bd1//.aqbanking/settings6
0B /Users/bd1//.config/gtk-3.0
0B /Users/bd1//.config/karabiner/assets
0B /Users/bd1//.config/karabiner/assets/complex_modifications
0B /Users/bd1//CNV/Temporary Items
0B /Users/bd1//CNV/Trash
0B /Users/bd1//Desktop/ApplicationsPPC
0B /Users/bd1//Desktop/Unarchived Items/1/Desktop.gz/ApplicationsPPC
0B /Users/bd1//Desktop/Unarchived Items/1/Desktop.gz/Unarchived Items/1/Desktop.gz/ApplicationsPPC
...
...
...
12G /Users/bd1//Library/Mail/V10
12G /Users/bd1//pCloud Drive
13G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Microsoft Windows XP.pvm
13G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Microsoft Windows XP.pvm/winxp.hdd
13G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Ubuntu Linux 16.04b Desktop.pvm
13G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Ubuntu Linux 16.04b Desktop.pvm/Ubuntu Linux 16.04 Desktop-0.hdd
13G /Users/bd1//VirtualBox VMs
13G /Users/bd1//VirtualBox VMs/Win10
20G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Microsoft Windows XP copy.pvm/winxp.hdd
21G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Microsoft Windows XP copy.pvm
32G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Windows 10.pvm
32G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Windows 10.pvm/Windows 10-0.hdd
36G /Users/bd1//Library
152G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Windows 7.pvm
152G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Windows 7.pvm/Windows 7-0.hdd
166G /Users/bd1//Downloads
402G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/macOS 10.6 Server (1).pvm
402G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/macOS 10.6 Server (1).pvm/macOS 10.6 Server-1.hdd
643G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels
679G /Users/bd1//Documents
941G /Users/bd1/
bd1@im19 ~ %
Alright, just trying to make sure where we're at. :)
What is the biggest file in your Documents folder?
Were you able to run one of those Terminal commands? We're too short on frre space at the momentto download any helpers. :(
I wasn't Yelling :). I have no Documents in my folder bc I DELETED everything LOL.
I have only the apps that came with this computer plus PHOTOSHOP, LIGHTROOM, and BRIDGE, but not sure if thats on the cloud ...I am new to all this.
Im getting frustrated and I do appreciate your help. I did not give any terminal commands. I don't understand what you wanted me to do, if I was supposed to do anything. i just click on it and told you what was there. I am not tech friendly :(
Let's see if we can find the big users, you're in real danger of loosing some oir all your info...
Thanks to BobHarris file sizes, Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal, enter or paste the line below:...
sudo du -hx | sort -h
It should prompt you for an admin password & will not echo what you type, then assumng Terminal has been given Full Disk Access, it'll look like nothing is happening for awhile, then like this will appear...
Last login: Sun Nov 5 11:46:33 on ttys000
bd1@im19 ~ % sudo du -hx ~/| sort -h
Password:
0B /Users/bd1//.DDLocalBackups
0B /Users/bd1//.DDPreview
0B /Users/bd1//.Synkron
0B /Users/bd1//.TemporaryItems/folders.501/TemporaryItems
0B /Users/bd1//.aqbanking/settings
0B /Users/bd1//.aqbanking/settings6
0B /Users/bd1//.config/gtk-3.0
0B /Users/bd1//.config/karabiner/assets
0B /Users/bd1//.config/karabiner/assets/complex_modifications
0B /Users/bd1//CNV/Temporary Items
0B /Users/bd1//CNV/Trash
0B /Users/bd1//Desktop/ApplicationsPPC
0B /Users/bd1//Desktop/Unarchived Items/1/Desktop.gz/ApplicationsPPC
0B /Users/bd1//Desktop/Unarchived Items/1/Desktop.gz/Unarchived Items/1/Desktop.gz/ApplicationsPPC
...
...
...
12G /Users/bd1//Library/Mail/V10
12G /Users/bd1//pCloud Drive
13G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Microsoft Windows XP.pvm
13G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Microsoft Windows XP.pvm/winxp.hdd
13G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Ubuntu Linux 16.04b Desktop.pvm
13G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Ubuntu Linux 16.04b Desktop.pvm/Ubuntu Linux 16.04 Desktop-0.hdd
13G /Users/bd1//VirtualBox VMs
13G /Users/bd1//VirtualBox VMs/Win10
20G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Microsoft Windows XP copy.pvm/winxp.hdd
21G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Microsoft Windows XP copy.pvm
32G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Windows 10.pvm
32G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Windows 10.pvm/Windows 10-0.hdd
36G /Users/bd1//Library
152G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Windows 7.pvm
152G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/Windows 7.pvm/Windows 7-0.hdd
166G /Users/bd1//Downloads
402G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/macOS 10.6 Server (1).pvm
402G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels/macOS 10.6 Server (1).pvm/macOS 10.6 Server-1.hdd
643G /Users/bd1//Documents/Parallels
679G /Users/bd1//Documents
941G /Users/bd1/
bd1@im19 ~ %
It didnt work last night bc you forgot to tell me to press enter the first time
I did it this morning and it was a long....like hundreds of pages, i did make a mistake in the beginning when asked if i would let it have full access to my photos :( i said no bc i didnt have any on there, but I know I should have now. Gave it full access to everything else
so i made a copy and pasted it into PAGES doc.
now what?
Can I attach the PAGES file instead? And how can I have it access my photos too, in case they have remnants somewhere else? Is there a preference folder in Terminal? I tried restarting the computer and hoped it went back to the default setting but didn’t ask to access my photo the next time I did it :/
Storage issue on new IMac
