aplications storage is totally incorrect?

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aplications storage is totally incorrect?

when checking the storage space on my mac, it's say that all my applications use something like 170gb. but when checking the applications folder it comes with a more realistic 18,6 gb.. ? how can I locate these ghost programs and get rid of them..

(sorry for the Danish in the Pic 🙂 )

Have tried to search the web, it doesn't seem to happen to other, its always the "other" or backup files.

(and yes I have tried all the different solutions to these problems as well)

please help

A l e x a n d e r

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 4, 2015 5:11 AM

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dominic23

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May 4, 2015 6:05 AM in response to Prinspis

Re-index Macintosh HD.

Spotlight reindexing will take a while to finish.

System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409

You will see a new category “Other” in the Storage Display.

About “Other”:

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202867

Note:

If you don’t have Macintosh HD icon on the desktop,

Finder > Preferences > General > Show these items on the desktop:

Enable “Hard disks”.

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