Mac Pro memory issue

i have a problem with the memory reported. Its 500 Gig but reports only 42Gig free

yet 160 gig purgeable

how do i purge to use this space

Thanks

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), iOS 7.1, Mail

Posted on Aug 1, 2018 1:38 AM

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18 replies

etresoft

Level 9

56,656 points

Aug 1, 2018 6:31 AM in response to Marchant8

That is why I hate suggesting Terminal commands. One extra or omitted space can destroy your entire system. In this case, the tmutil command is not that dangerous. Try it again with a space before the /.

Lexiepex

Level 6

14,108 points

Aug 1, 2018 8:31 AM in response to Marchant8

Make sure he Trash bin of Photos (!!) and the mac itself is empty.

Then open SystemPreferences->Spotlight->Privacy:

add all disks that are connected in the Privacy window, including the startupdisk, then wait 10 seconds, then remove the Startup disk from the Privacy window, again.

Restart. Spotlight will start reindexing, so uses a little bit of system power.

Then look in the Finder window how much free space you have. All these other things via AboutMyMac are no good for seeing free space or difficult to interprete.

Marchant8 Author

Level 1

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Aug 1, 2018 4:32 AM in response to Marchant8

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Mac Pro memory issue