Storage shows wrong numbers

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Storage shows wrong numbers

As you can see, Movies takes up to 21 GB of my storage although I deleted all my files, checked hidden files, emptied trash, followed some links on internet but there is no hope of reducing this number. I went to Movies folder and it is less than 1 MB. Also, Photos 1.44 GB. I deleted all my photos from mac.

I tried the spotlight re-index stuff but it didn't work although I restarted my computer.

any idea?

MacBook Air, iOS 8.4, Early 2014

Posted on Jul 30, 2015 12:14 PM

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Answer 1

OGELTHORPE

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Jul 30, 2015 12:17 PM in response to iHarshani

There is a bug in that display program. If you want to reconcile the accuracy of the data on your MBP, download from the Internet OmniDiskSweeper and Grand Perspective (both free) and open them. The will show all of your files and the respective sizes.

Ciao.

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Answer 2

Linc Davis

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Jul 30, 2015 1:19 PM in response to iHarshani

Rebuild the Spotlight index. If you try to search now, there will be an indication that indexing is in progress.

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