A Dhruva
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Q: Storage Problem

Hello,

 

I have just bought MacAir...after couple of weeks when i was checking my available storage space  I was surpise  to see that 50 GB is been occupied by Apps

I don't have any such application nor any games downloaded.

 

would like love this problem

 

 

Thanks

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015), iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Feb 25, 2016 10:45 PM

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Q: Storage Problem

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  • by fcadili,

    fcadili fcadili Feb 25, 2016 11:19 PM in response to A Dhruva
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    Feb 25, 2016 11:19 PM in response to A Dhruva

    To fix the problem you have to find the 50G (more or less) of extra data.

    Open a console and digit:

    du -h /Applications > $HOME/Desktop/Application.txt

     

    At the end open the file Application.txt that is on your Desktop.

    The last line is the total (50G).

    If so you can look at single application and identify the biggest one.

     

    Regards, Francesco

     

    P.s. > means greater then key.

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Feb 26, 2016 3:21 AM in response to A Dhruva
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    Mac OS X
    Feb 26, 2016 3:21 AM in response to A Dhruva

    If you are looking at the display produced in 'About This Mac', be advised that it has a bug in it and is not to be relied upon for accurate information.  Often, but not always, iy can be corrected by reindexing Spotlight.

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716

     

    Ciao.

  • by xsinoqd,

    xsinoqd xsinoqd Feb 26, 2016 11:04 AM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (9 points)
    Feb 26, 2016 11:04 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

    DaisyDisk is a helpful program [paid] that can be used to visualize where that data is being used.

    Sometime the files are just temporary and will clear themselves after a restart.