Unfortunately, Macos does not show large files in Settings - General - Storage - Documents. Is there anyone experience the same thing or solve this issue?
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MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.5
Finder has some excellent tools for searching that a lot of people seem to be unaware of.
You can basically search for anything.
For example, you can search for files bigger than a certain size - which seems to have been your question - very easily. Also, any search that you may want to repeat later can saved as a smart folder.
Here is an example:
You can combine a huge number of criteria to set the search as you want it (file name, extension, kind of file (image, audio, etc), date of creation or modification, and so on and so on. You can use Boolean logic such this and that but not such and such, etc....
Finder has some excellent tools for searching that a lot of people seem to be unaware of.
You can basically search for anything.
For example, you can search for files bigger than a certain size - which seems to have been your question - very easily. Also, any search that you may want to repeat later can saved as a smart folder.
Here is an example:
You can combine a huge number of criteria to set the search as you want it (file name, extension, kind of file (image, audio, etc), date of creation or modification, and so on and so on. You can use Boolean logic such this and that but not such and such, etc....
kerem2018 wrote:
Unfortunately, Macos does not show large files in Settings - General - Storage - Documents. Is there anyone experience the same thing or solve this issue?
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You should never use the storage displays for anything. They are merely a source of confusion and very little help. If you’re looking to find large files, taking up space, use a third-party tool like GrandPerspective
kerem2018 wrote:
Unfortunately, Macos does not show large files in Settings - General - Storage - Documents. Is there anyone experience the same thing or solve this issue?
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There is no such listing in Settings - General - Storage - Documents
Use >> Finder >> Setting >> Sidebar
In my case, Documents are listed as part of iCloud
System Setting >> General >> Storage
No Documents listings
kerem2018 wrote:
It did not work. I located all of my documents in the Desktop.
Question was " Why can't I see large files in Documents on my Mac running macOS Sequoia?
OP wrote " Settings - General - Storage - Documents. "
That question was answered
As to the actually physical location of the Documents " Large or Small "
You may consider some of the very good options provided by @Barney-15E and / or @ Luis Sequeira1
kerem2018 wrote:
That's not the case of course. Issue hasn't been solved yet btw.
What issue is that ?
Reading all the suggestion including my own
From this perspective, there have been several suggestions that should work
That is, if there is not some other objective yet to be declared
Sticking to only Technical Issue that is
Where exactly are the files located?
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It did not work. I located all of my documents in the Desktop.
Desktop
That's not the case of course. Issue hasn't been solved yet btw.
Why can't I see large files in Documents on my Mac running macOS Sequoia?
