Hi, Also, take a look under the Apple menu, About This Mac. In the Toolbar, click on Storage. It should give you an outline of what is using up storage.
In addition, if Time Machine is enabled, and if you haven’t actually done a backup in a while, there may be a considerable number of snapshots using up space. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Aug 18, 2022, at 18:31, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > > This article gives a good explanation of Apple’s tool for optimizing your use > of storage on the Mac. > https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/06/17/how-to-use-optimize-storage-and-clear-space-on-your-machttps://appleinsider.com/articles/21/06/17/how-to-use-optimize-storage-and-clear-space-on-your-mac > >> On Aug 18, 2022, at 17:03, Patrick Ford <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> i, >> There is 245 gb of storage on my mac but yet only 22 gb are free. I have >> only a few small programs on the computer and some music and audio which >> equals around 50 gb of used storage. I am trying to figure out where and why >> the rest of the storage has ben used. How do I do this? I have gone to about >> this mac and found where the amount of storage is noted but not where or how >> to know how the storage is being used. >> Thanks. >> Patrick >> >> Come and See >> [email protected] >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/87A6C2CC-FBA9-489C-A661-10939A8498A9%40gmail.com. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/5C4CB3E2-A0CE-42C0-8F9C-8E4B666B313C%40jasonjgw.net > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/5C4CB3E2-A0CE-42C0-8F9C-8E4B666B313C%40jasonjgw.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/7D636A60-B25C-4459-884C-04B4A0782D1B%40me.com.
