Re: Hard disk suddenly full
Try Disk Inventory X http://www.derlien.com/ Have fun, Shay On 6/08/2009 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
On 06/08/2009, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni Can anyone confirm that tools such as DI X and Whatsize (both excellent BTW) report on hidden files? It's my impression that they only report on the files that the Finder can see under normal use. Barry's problem may be tied up with with something deeper like a corrupted Master Directory Block or somesuch. It would be worth running Disk Warrior or similar disc-level repair tool, or at the very least doing a file system check: 1. restart the computer, and hold the Command and 's' keys while booting. 2. At the blinking prompt type fsck -fy (note the space! ) and let it do its thing. This will fix any underlying directory problems. 3. Type reboot when finished. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
On 07/08/2009, at 8:48 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni Can anyone confirm that tools such as DI X and Whatsize (both excellent BTW) report on hidden files? It's my impression that they only report on the files that the Finder can see under normal use. Barry's problem may be tied up with with something deeper like a corrupted Master Directory Block or somesuch. It would be worth running Disk Warrior or similar disc-level repair tool, or at the very least doing a file system check: 1. restart the computer, and hold the Command and 's' keys while booting. 2. At the blinking prompt type fsck -fy (note the space! ) and let it do its thing. This will fix any underlying directory problems. 3. Type reboot when finished. Hi Peter, WhatSize documentation says: Hidden files, cache files, directories will all show up with their corresponding size. This application is similar to the ancient NeXTSTEP, DarkForest. Once the measuring of a folder has ended the user can also view the information by filtering for particular file sizes or types. The user can also move unwanted files and folder in the corresponding Trash bin similar to the Finder's Delete button. Disk Inventory X does seem to show hidden files also. I understand it searches invisible directories. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
Thanks Ronni I will try one of these. I am baffled why the sudden increase in disk usage but when I find the culprit it may become clearer. Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 On 06/08/2009, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
Thanks Peter I have run disk warrior with no apparent change but will also try your other suggestion. Regards Barry On 07/08/2009, at 8:48 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni Can anyone confirm that tools such as DI X and Whatsize (both excellent BTW) report on hidden files? It's my impression that they only report on the files that the Finder can see under normal use. Barry's problem may be tied up with with something deeper like a corrupted Master Directory Block or somesuch. It would be worth running Disk Warrior or similar disc-level repair tool, or at the very least doing a file system check: 1. restart the computer, and hold the Command and 's' keys while booting. 2. At the blinking prompt type fsck -fy (note the space! ) and let it do its thing. This will fix any underlying directory problems. 3. Type reboot when finished. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
No doubt using the software shown by Ronni will help BUT am I missing something here ? I would have thought that the very first simplest first check would be double click on drive ( or use finder ) to show the hard drive index Make sure you have the size column as part of the display ( if not showing go View - view options - check show size ) click on size at the head of the size column so you sort by size ( click size again if you want largest at the top ) and see what you have ! ? Bob On 07/08/2009, at 11:56 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote: Thanks Ronni I will try one of these. I am baffled why the sudden increase in disk usage but when I find the culprit it may become clearer. Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 On 06/08/2009, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re-Hard disk suddenly full
Using Disk Inventory X I discovered a a complete back up of my system. This did not appear in Finder and I am at a loss to know how it occurred. It was dated 1st August (is this Mac's equivalent to April 1st?). Of course this back up immediately doubled my disc usage! Many thanks to all who asssisted Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
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Just saw your message. I guess I would have done my dough! :) On 07/08/2009, at 12:58 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: Using Disk Inventory X I discovered a a complete back up of my system. This did not appear in Finder and I am at a loss to know how it occurred. It was dated 1st August (is this Mac's equivalent to April 1st?). Of course this back up immediately doubled my disc usage! Many thanks to all who asssisted Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
Doesn't show the hidden files, hence why you need WhatSize (which is great). I'd put money on it being a log file in /var/log/asl On 07/08/2009, at 12:13 PM, Robert Howells wrote: No doubt using the software shown by Ronni will help BUT am I missing something here ? I would have thought that the very first simplest first check would be double click on drive ( or use finder ) to show the hard drive index Make sure you have the size column as part of the display ( if not showing go View - view options - check show size ) click on size at the head of the size column so you sort by size ( click size again if you want largest at the top ) and see what you have ! ? Bob On 07/08/2009, at 11:56 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote: Thanks Ronni I will try one of these. I am baffled why the sudden increase in disk usage but when I find the culprit it may become clearer. Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 On 06/08/2009, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
