dichotomy b/w GB of apps as identified in Applications folder vs on disc?!?!

Question

Level 1

8 points

my applications folder is 19gb; but <About this Mac / More Info / Storage> identifies 49gb as apps?!?!? Anyone have any idea why?

tks in advance!

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Apr 17, 2014 11:01 AM

Reply

Answer 1

Level 10

263,751 points

See especially the "Locate large files" section here:

You may also find this of interest:

Reply

Answer 2

Level 1

8 points

wow, tks @sberman - I'll have a look at that tonight. Tks!

Reply