How do I clean up/archive the "other" files on my startup disk?
I've recently gone through my computer, archived my old files and moved most of my media files on to an external drive. I've installed Onyx to clean up log files etc, but I can't seem to find where (or what) the "other" files are. About this Mac is telling me that there's 220GB of "other" files on my start up disk.
Can anyone tell me how to reduce this to free up some more storage space?
Thanks in advance...
Use your Activity monitor and search for Grand Perspective on Sourceforge to help you see what's taking up room on your drive.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro?view=documents
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http://tinyurl.com/85w6xwn
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wdoutrich wrote:
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Back up all data now.
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Install the app you downloaded in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it if it's running.
Triple-click anywhere in the corresponding line of text below on this page to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper
sudo /Applications/GrandPerspective.app/Contents/MacOS/GrandPerspective
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator. Ignore any other messages that appear in the Terminal window.
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When you're done with the app, quit it and also quit Terminal. -
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