Alex H

Q: Disk Utility Vs Actuals

My Disk Utility is saying I have 180GB of Video, but when I click on the Movies Folder where I store all my Videos it only says 100GB and I cannot find where this other 80GB could be hiding.

 

Any suggestions please?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Sep 8, 2016 10:50 AM

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  • by kaz-k,Helpful

    kaz-k kaz-k Sep 8, 2016 12:17 PM in response to Alex H
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    Sep 8, 2016 12:17 PM in response to Alex H

    In my case Disk Utility and About this Mac's Storage says I have 2.15GB pictures, though I don't have such amount of pictures.

    It's a inaccurate margin of error or something or Desktop pictures.

    Not sure about Video, though 80GB is too big to hide inside of the system. Screen Savers are not video?

    What to say your About This Mac's Storage says about video?

  • by Alex H,

    Alex H Alex H Sep 8, 2016 12:19 PM in response to kaz-k
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    Sep 8, 2016 12:19 PM in response to kaz-k

    Thank you and it is - I have searched all the main folders and checked the file size and none come to 80GB other than Music but I cannot see any Videos in there.  I am running out of space so want to try clean it up a little...