I have paid for an extra 50 MB of space, am only using 3, and still get the notification that my start up disc space is full. How can I use my iCloud storage/free up disc space?
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
Hey! Check this Apple Support article:
The message is saying your internal drive is nearly full and you need to remove or delete some data.
iCloud storage doesn't increase the amount of space on your internal drive.
OmniDiskSweeper (free download)
<http://www.omnigroup.com/more>
When using OmniDiskSweeper, or any utility that shows all your files... See the following article if you want to run it as root
<http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/how_to_recover_missing_hard_drive_space>
Boiler Plate Warnings:
If you have a recurring running out of disk space problem, then OmniDiskSweeper may help identify where the space is going. Posting the suspected locations will help the forum help you to figure it out. Remember, we cannot see into your disk, you have to give us information to work with.
DO NOT delete files in your Home Folder -> Library tree as there are things like your iPhone backups, your email messages, your application preferences, etc… If you think you have found something in your Home Folder -> Library that can be deleted, you should ask first.
DO NOT delete files outside your home folder, as you may end up deleting something essential to Mac OS X, and turn your Mac into an expensive “Door Stop”.
I will point out that you will find some very large files in private -> var -> vm (these are the Mac OS X virtual memory paging files (swapfiles) and where Mac OS X stores the copy of RAM when your Mac is put to sleep). The swapfile(s) get deleted on reboot, and the sleep image is just going to be created again when you put your Mac to sleep.
If you think you have found something to delete outside your home folder, it would be best to ask first before deleting. There are many examples of people deleting files outside their home folder, or renaming files, or changing the ownership or file permissions, and then their Mac stops running. Do not be one of those people. Ask first.
How can I free up disc space
