My Memory is getting full and I would like to be able to delete it. How to I clean up the "Other" Memory?
Please help... My Mac is extremely slow.
V/R
Chris
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Server, Version 10.11.04
You need a better tool to show what's really taking up your disk space, see the following article:
http://lifehacker.com/5915508/the-best-disk-space-analyzer-for-os-x
That being said, the slow performance might not be due to not enough disk space. There are a lot of things that can cause slow performance. Run this tool and post the report in a reply. It is nothing more than a tool that collects what is running on your Mac and shows all the details. It will help me spot anything that might be causing the slowdown.
Is there anything I can do without downloading a 3rd party app. I am not comfortable letting others see all my information stored. There has got to be a way for me to manually delete the storage above.
V/R
Chris
Until you know what it is don't delete it.
It will include contacts, calendars. documents you created, everything that is not in the other categories, (the ones with names)
Etrecheck is used extensively on these forums. It was originally written for that purpose. It does not share personally identifiable information. It does not publish your data. It only collects system information and shows what applications are running and what hardware you have, etc. It provides highly detailed information to identify what might be the problem. See my report:
EtreCheck version: 2.9.13 (267)
Report generated 2016-07-30 09:14:52
Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime 1:35
Performance: Excellent
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Problem: Computer is too slow
Hardware Information: ⓘ
Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
Mac Pro - model: MacPro5,1
1 3.33 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 6-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]
DIMM 1
4 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 MHz ok
DIMM 2
4 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 MHz ok
DIMM 3
4 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 MHz ok
DIMM 4
4 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en2: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ⓘ
ATI Radeon HD 5870 - VRAM: 1024 MB
LED Cinema Display 2560 x 1440
System Software: ⓘ
OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G31) - Time since boot: about 9 days
Disk Information: ⓘ
HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH61N ()
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD disk0 : (120.03 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: No)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Boot OS X (disk0s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB
FusionHD (disk2) / : 2.11 TB (1.87 TB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 119.69 GB Online
Core Storage: disk1s2 2.00 TB Online
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 disk1 : (2 TB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
FusionHD (disk2) / : 2.11 TB (1.87 TB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 119.69 GB Online
Core Storage: disk1s2 2.00 TB Online
USB Information: ⓘ
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Inc. iPhone
Apple Inc. Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable
Apple Inc. Apple LED Cinema Display
Apple Inc. Display iSight
Apple Inc. Display Audio
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Gatekeeper: ⓘ
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ⓘ
/Applications/VMware Fusion.app
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmci (8.1.1 - 2016-06-12) [Support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.15.1.7 (8.1.1 - 2016-06-12) [Support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmnet (8.1.1 - 2016-06-12) [Support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (8.1.1 - 2016-06-12) [Support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vsockets (8.1.1 - 2016-06-12) [Support]
/Applications/VMware Horizon Client.app
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.12.2.9 (12.2.9 - 2016-03-29) [Support]
/Applications/VyprVPN.app
[not loaded] com.goldenfrog.SplitTunnel (1.0 - SDK 10.11 - 2016-06-15) [Support]
[not loaded] com.goldenfrog.VyprVPNMalwareFilter (1.0 - SDK 10.11 - 2016-06-15) [Support]
[loaded] net.sf.tuntaposx.tap (20150118 - 2016-06-15) [Support]
[loaded] net.sf.tuntaposx.tun (20150118 - 2016-06-15) [Support]
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.9.1 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-07-21) [Support]
[not loaded] com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.3.1 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-07-21) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.makemkv.kext.daspi (1.5 - 2016-07-21) [Support]
System Launch Agents: ⓘ
[not loaded] 8 Apple tasks
[loaded] 143 Apple tasks
[running] 87 Apple tasks
System Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[not loaded] 45 Apple tasks
[loaded] 146 Apple tasks
[running] 100 Apple tasks
Launch Agents: ⓘ
[running] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist (2015-09-18) [Support]
[failed] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a...plist (2016-07-13) [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]
[running] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2015-11-02) [Support]
Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (2016-07-13) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (2016-07-13) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-06-28) [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool.plist (2016-06-03) [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (2015-07-01) [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2015-11-02) [Support]
[running] org.samba.nmbd.plist (2016-06-13) [Support]
[running] org.samba.smbd.plist (2016-06-13) [Support]
[loaded] org.tcpdump.chmod_bpf.plist (2015-11-28) [Support]
[running] vyprvpnservice.plist (2016-07-03) [Support]
User Launch Agents: ⓘ
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (2015-02-18) [Support]
[running] com.goldenfrog.VyprVPNUserAgent.plist (2016-07-03) [Support]
[running] homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist (2016-05-13) [Support]
User Login Items: ⓘ
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Google Chrome Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
Other Apps: ⓘ
[running] com.getdropbox.dropbox.4192
[running] com.googlecode.iterm2.77792
[running] com.hp.devicemonitor
[loaded] 404 Apple tasks
[running] 225 Apple tasks
Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ
FlashPlayer-10.6: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-13) [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-07-21)
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 15.009.20077 - SDK 10.8 (2015-11-08) [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: 15.009.20077 - SDK 10.8 (2015-11-08) [Support]
Flash Player: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-13) [Support]
Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-07-21)
SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.5.1 - SDK 10.6 (2015-06-16) [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 91 build 14 (2016-06-11) Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ⓘ
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (2013-04-25) [Support]
WebEx64: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 (2014-07-15) [Support]
Safari Extensions: ⓘ
Instapaper - Instapaper Holdings Inc. - http://www.instapaper.com (2016-03-13)
feedly - The feedly team - http://www.feedly.com (2014-10-20)
Ghostery - GHOSTERY, Inc. - https://www.ghostery.com/ (2016-03-13)
3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ
Flash Player (2016-06-28) [Support]
Java (2016-06-11) [Support]
Logitech Control Center (2016-03-08) [Support]
Time Machine: ⓘ
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
FusionHD: Disk size: 2.11 TB Disk used: 245.48 GB
Destinations:
Matt [Network]
Total size: 1.07 TB
Total number of backups: 78
Oldest backup: 3/11/15, 9:10 AM
Last backup: 7/30/16, 8:44 AM
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 1.07 TB > (Disk used 245.48 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ
31% bird
21% Mail
13% WindowServer
13% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(4)
3% kernel_task
Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ
1.11 GB kernel_task
492 MB softwareupdated
459 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(4)
295 MB Safari Technology Preview
229 MB mdworker(13)
Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ
9.00 GB Free RAM
6.99 GB Used RAM (1.97 GB Cached)
11 MB Swap Used
I downloaded this and ran the program. When it was finished it did noting but tell me where files were.
I am looking to get into my HD, "Other" shown above in OP and clean it up.. Is there anyone else out there that can help me out?
V/R
Chris
What is 'this'
Disk Inventory X is free and will help you figure out what is taking all the space.
Download from here: http://www.derlien.com
The reason I asked you to run the EtreCheck was to determine if something else was slowing you down as having a disk not quite full yet is unlikely to be the reason for the slow down.
How do I delete "Other" space on my Hard Drive?
