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Q: How can i identify files to delete in startup disc?

How can i identify files to delete in startup disc?

time machine, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)

Posted on Jul 29, 2015 2:18 AM

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Q: How can i identify files to delete in startup disc?

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  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Jul 29, 2015 3:44 AM in response to Geoff Redwood
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    Jul 29, 2015 3:44 AM in response to Geoff Redwood

    Download from the Internet OmniDiskSweeper and Grand Perspective (both free) and open them.  They will show all of your files and the respective sizes.  Transfer to an external HDD or delete those files you do not want on your boot HDD.

     

    Ciao.