how much storage space is on my macbook air 10.6.8?

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how much storage space is on my macbook air 10.6.8?

I'd like to update my OS to Yosemite, but it says I don't have enough space. Where can i go to find that out? There isn't a "Storage" tab I can click on that shows me that nice little picture of all my junk.

Also, how can I free up space? I don't have any movies or many pictures on it. Does the "Mail" app store all my email on the computer? How can I permanently delete it off my computer, but not gmail?

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on May 22, 2015 7:19 AM

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rkaufmann87

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May 22, 2015 9:34 AM in response to Steve Brannan

Finder will show how much storage is available. Remember in order to run Yosemite and have a good user experience the Mac needs 4GB or more of RAM. If you have a 2GB MBA I would recommend against upgrading to Yosemite.

To learn how to get Finder to show the available space please read http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/05/show-available-disk-space-status-bar-in-mac-os-x- lion/

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