Hi, I have an imac with 2TB memory and 64 gb RAM. I also have updated to latest version of firmware . The disk info is telling me that my SSD has only 50 Gb left, but there is 1.2 Tb showing as purgable memory left. Can anyone tell me what to do to get my memory back.
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iMac 27″, macOS 15.4
Purgeable Space is controlled by the operating system. When the system needs more empty space, it moves some purgeable space to empty space.
There’s no user action to hasten this transition. It can take days or longer.
From another contributor @etresoft regarding Free Space and Available Space
Free vs available disk space huge differe… - Apple Community
Quote >> “ The "available" storage is the amount of used storage that the operating system could automatically delete if it felt that it was really necessary. The "free" storage is the amount that you can actually use for something.
There are system processes that run in the background and automatically delete some of the "available" storage and convert it to "free". If you completely run out of storage, then those system processes will try a little harder. When you "delete" files you are just hinting to the operating system that you don't need those files anymore. The operating system will eventually remove them, but on its own schedule.
Certain tools will allow you to force the issue and manually clean up some of this storage and manually delete local snapshots. But that is only temporary. " << End Quote
How do I recover 1.2 TB of purgable memory on my iMac?
