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Hi there,
I have the following Problem:
The free diskspace of my local HDD under information is 490 GB.
When I start Harddisk Tool only 160 GB are free.
I need to copy a 300 GB file - I geht me message there is not enough space.
Trash Bin is empty.
How can I "clean" my HDD so that Harddisk Tool shows the correct free diskspace?
Regards
Markus
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)
Try rebooting.
rebooted 3 times ...
;-)
still the same ...
markusruebe wrote:
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When I start Harddisk Tool only 160 GB are free.
Is that compatible with Lion?
Do you have more than one partition on your internal HD?
Try verifying it, per #6 in Using Disk Utility.
If nothing helps, post a screenshot of the Disk Utility window.
Hi, it is the "internal" Harddisk Tool of OSX.
I have only one Partition on the internal HDD. Rebootet multiple times. unsed defragmentation tool.
Still the same. "Information" of HDD tells me 460 GB free, but when start to copy onle 150 GB are "really" free .... Need urgent help - THANKS!
Trash also deleted several times.
Here the problem. on the left side 148 GB free - on the right side 472 GB free ....
also here - 472 GB should be free ...
found the problem!
The file is still in .MobileBackus !!!
What a mess.
Now - how can I delete that!?
found it !
I deactivated Mobile Bsackup - now space is free!!!
markusruebe wrote:
Hi, it is the "internal" Harddisk Tool of OSX.
Do you mean Disk Utility?
I deactivated Mobile Bsackup - now space is free!!!
Yes, that can do it (that's a LOT to have there -- you must have deleted a great deal of stuff 😉)
Normally, the Local snapshots shouldn't get in your way; they'll be deleted automatically as your disk gets full.
See #30 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions for details and considerations.
Hi there - yes, it is the "internal" Tool.
Now everything is right.
Well I deleted 300GB from my 750GB HArddisk - that is a lot of stuff.
:-)
markusruebe wrote:
Hi there - yes, it is the "internal" Tool.
It will be less confusing to folks if you use the actual name. 😉
Well I deleted 300GB from my 750GB HArddisk - that is a lot of stuff.
Ah, yes. Most or all of that 300 GB didn't go away immediately; it was preserved in your Local snapshots. It would have been deleted automatically after a few days, or if your disk had gotten near full.
I have a very similar problem. Turn off time machine and still the problem. The picture looks good.
Difference between free disk space OSX Lion
