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Q: how to clear space on my mac air book 2012

how to i clear space on my mac hard drive its at 59 out of 60 gb and i don't see where the space is going i don't have that much on my mac apart from music

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2012), iOS 8

Posted on Dec 2, 2014 8:57 AM

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  • by BobHarris,

    BobHarris BobHarris Dec 2, 2014 11:28 AM in response to hollo13
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    Dec 2, 2014 11:28 AM in response to hollo13

    OmniDiskSweeper

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    DO NOT delete files in your Home Folder -> Library tree as there are things like your iPhone backups, your email messages, your application preferences, etc...

     

    DO NOT delete files outside your home folder, as you may end up deleting something essential to Mac OS X, and turn your Mac into an expensive “Door Stop”.

     

    I will point out that you will find some very large files in private -> var -> vm (these are the Mac OS X virtual memory paging files and where Mac OS X stores the copy of RAM when your Mac is put to sleep).  The page files get deleted on reboot, and the sleep image is just going to be created again when you put your Mac to sleep.

     

    If you think you have found something to delete outside your home folder, it would be best to ask first before deleting.  There are many examples of people deleting files outside their home folder, or renaming files, or changing the ownership or permissions of files, and then their Mac stops running.  Do not be one of those people.  Ask first.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Dec 3, 2014 11:21 AM in response to hollo13
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    Dec 3, 2014 11:21 AM in response to hollo13