Does not recognize full size of hard drive (1TB, but shows 500gb)

I have 1TB hard drive but system shows 500GB.. what do I need to do for system to recognize the whole space. Please help.


Spec: Macbook Pro (13" Late 2011)

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MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Jun 22, 2016 9:33 PM

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Jun 23, 2016 3:11 AM in response to magik570

That display is in error due to a bug in the program. Sometimes a Spotlight reindex will correct it:


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


For accurate information on HDD utilization, download from the Internet OmniDiskSweeper and Grand Perspective (both free) and open them. They will show all of your files and the respective sizes.


https://www.omnigroup.com/more


http://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net/


Ciao.

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