System does not show available free space consistently.
Computer Specs:
Model Name: | MacBook Pro |
Model Identifier: | MacBookPro9,2 |
Processor Name: | Intel Core i5 |
Processor Speed: | 2.5 GHz |
Number of Processors: | 1 |
Total Number of Cores: | 2 |
L2 Cache (per Core): | 256 KB |
L3 Cache: | 3 MB |
Memory: | 4 GB |
I have been trying to clean up files on my mac, just deleting stuff, rearranging folders, copying things to an external drive, all the normal stuff, when I noticed that the amount of free space I have didn't change at all even thought i got rid of more than a hundred gigabytes of data. Then even more confusing I found that the amount of free space left was shown inconsistently throughout the system.
I was also confused that I only had 285 Gigabytes of stuff in my home folder; I'm the only user of this computer and I know that the system would not take 150 gigabytes. When I open Macintosh HD, all the files inside only showed about 350 gigabytes of data.
That happens in just about all my folders, even with the hidden files included. Is there anyway to trouble shoot this? And does this mean anything, like my hard disk is about to fail?
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)