How do i see what is using space on startup disc

I am trying to see how much space is being used on my computer in the different areas; documents, photos, videos, etc. To see what i can delete to free space. Is there some way to check this?

GrandPrespective is a free utility that is well regarded. It gives you a visual representation of disk use.
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/19515/grandperspective
Daisydisk is a shareware application that has similar functionality.
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/30689/daisydisk
You can also free up space by deleting unused binaries from your applications. XSlimmer does this for you.
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23200/xslimmer
You can also compress your data folder and make better use of the space you have. Clusters does this for you.
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/33585/clusters

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The other day I noticed my HD has 3GB left of memory, but my Home folder is only using 67GB. How can I figure out what is hogging all my space and get rid of it? I do use Bittorrent but I highly doubt that would account for the loss of free space.
Message was edited by: Jeremy Sample

Start with the freeware Grandperspective. The interface is a bit unusual, but it should help you figure out what's taking up all your space.
And of course make sure you're emptying the Trash.
Regards.
Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

How do I identify what is using up all my disc space?

Hi,
I am about to run out of harddrive space, and am trying to identify where I am using up all my capacity.
Is there a good utility that I can use to identify candidate files to move over to an external harddrive? Or if not a utility, what do folks in the forum use to keep their 500G drive as clean as possible?
Thanks,
--Brian

Try OmniDiskSweeper, WhatSize, or Grand Perspective - CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.

How do i check and see what is using up all my harddrive space

How do i check to see what is using all of my hard drive space?

I would try OmniDiskSweeper.
Matt

How do I find what's using my hard drive space

My wife has a 14" iBook. How do I find what's using all the hard-drive space? It only has a 40GB hard-drive (it's one of the older G3 models) but there isn't a lot loaded onto the HD. There is only 3GB space left. I've gone through every application and utility and document and every folder (document, movie, etc.) and the largest space-hogging folder is iTunes which uses 15GB because of the music. I can't find any singular folder that uses any sizeable HD space. I recently loaded Tiger so I don't know if Tiger uses the rest of the space or if it's just a combo of all the other applications.

You could download and use WhatSize to see what may be eating up the space.
With a 40 GB hard drive, you need to keep at least 6 GB free in order to avoid problems.

How do i find what is using my hard drive space?

My hard drive space on my Macbook pro has suddenly filled up. How do I find what is using up the space so that I can see what I need to delete?

Hi s,
This is an old list, but some should still be current:
Disk Inventory X: http://www.derlien.com/
OmniDiskSweeper: http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidisksweeper/download/
GrandPerspective: http://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net/#download
SupaView: http://twinside.free.fr/supaview/
WhatSize ($12.99 and includes a duplicate finder): http://www.whatsizemac.com/
DaisyDisk: http://daisydiskapp.com/
http://pondini.org/OSX/LionStorage.html

How do i see what photos are stored in my icloud. I cannot do this without installing 8.0 or above which i cannot do as i do not have enough space on my iphone. I do not want to delete the pics to make enough room to install 8.0 without checking

how do i see what photos are stored in my icloud. I cannot do this without installing 8.0 or above which i cannot do as i do not have enough space on my iphone. I do not want to delete the pics to make enough room to install 8.0 without checking first that the pics are saved. Thanks

Good day AMELIASARAH,
One resolution to your issue would be to update your iPhone using iTunes on your computer rather than over the air. This requires much less space on the iPhone as most of the work is done by the computer. See this article for how to do it -
If you need more space for an iOS update - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Safe computing,
Brett L

Ipad - how to see what is using the storage?

my ipad has 13.6GB capacity but only 1.0 GB available.
Is there a way to see what is using the capacity?

Connect to your computer.
How much space is used by your Other? You may be able to reduce.
How Do I Get Rid Of The “Other” Data Stored On My iPad Or iPhone?
http://tinyurl.com/85w6xwn
How to Remove “Other” Data from iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-remove-other-data-from-iphone/
With an iOS device, the “Other” space in iTunes is used to store things like documents, settings, caches, and a few other important items. If you sync lots of documents to apps like GoodReader, DropCopy, or anything else that reads external files, your storage use can skyrocket. With iOS 5/6/7, you can see exactly which applications are taking up the most space. Just head to Settings > General > Usage, and tap the button labeled Show All Apps. The storage section will show you the app and how much storage space it is taking up. Tap on the app name to get a description of the additional storage space being used by the app’s documents and data. You can remove the storage-hogging application and all of its data directly from this screen, or manually remove the data by opening the app. Some applications, especially those designed by Apple, will allow you to remove stored data by swiping from left to right on the item to reveal a Delete button.
What is “Other” and What Can I Do About It?
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142
iPhone or iPad Ran Out of Storage Space? Here’s How to Make Space Available Quickly
http://osxdaily.com/2012/06/02/iphone-ipad-ran-out-of-available-storage-space-ho w-to-fix-quick/
6 Tips to Free Up Tons of Storage Space on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch
http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/24/6-tips-free-up-storage-space-ipad-iphone-ipod-tou ch/
Also,
How to Clear Message/iMessage Cache on iPhone & iPad And Reclaim Lots of Free Space
http://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-clear-message-imessage-cache-on-iphone-ipad/
 Cheers, Tom

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how do you see what version of PDK you are using?
I'd like to know where I can look to see the full version number and understand what version I am on.

The Release Notes document (pdk.release.notes.html) contains the version information.
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How do I check to see WHAT'S using up the most storage.

I have a 500gb Drive but only 11 free. Wanted the best way to see what's using up space. I can randomly hit command I on folders and check that way, but was wondering if there was a way to see a document or spreadsheet, or pie chart of everything taking up space. Thanks all.

Not really, no. I'm sure there's probably a command-line program that might give you similar information, but that's not for the faint of heart.
If you are feeling brave you could try something like this:
open
Applications > Utilities > Terminal
and in the Terminal Window type:
find the Path to the folder -ls | cut -c 48-200 | sort -rn | more
this will create a directory listing for all the files in the folder and its subfolders and sort them reverse by size and print a listing. The first column contains the file size in Bytes and pipes the listing thru more. You will have to enter a blank to advance and a q to quit.
For example, on my MBP the following command gives this result:
find /Users/dreschle/Music/iTunes/iTunes\ Music/The\ Beatles -ls | cut -c 48-200 | sort -rn | more
[Eliza:~] dreschle% find /Users/dreschle/Music/iTunes/iTunes\ Music/The\ Beatles -ls | cut -c 48-200 | sort -rn | more
    7169513 29 Jan 15:39 /Users/dreschle/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/The Beatles/The Beatles 1967-1970/1-13 Hey Jude.m4a
    6881372 6 Feb 07:15 /Users/dreschle/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/The Beatles/1/21 Hey Jude.m4a
    5192915 29 Jan 15:39 /Users/dreschle/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/The Beatles/The Beatles 1967-1970/1-06 A Day In The Life.m4a
    4875828 29 Jan 15:39 /Users/dreschle/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/The Beatles/The Beatles 1967-1970/2-02 While My Guitar Gently Weeps.m4a
    4684951 29 Jan 15:39 /Users/dreschle/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/The Beatles/The Beatles 1967-1970/1-08 I Am The Walrus.m4a ......
and I see that from all Beatles albums I own the biggest is "Hey Jude" with 7 MB
If you want to use this command often you could create a shell script, an an apple script or an automator Workflow.
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Leonie Lionheart

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Hi Tizer2212,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
The information in these articles may help with determining what is being stored in your iCloud account:
iCloud: iCloud storage and backup overview
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12519
iCloud: Managing your iCloud storage
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4847
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http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1899113
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How Do I Get Rid Of The “Other” Data Stored On My iPad Or iPhone?
http://tinyurl.com/85w6xwn
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 Cheers, Tom

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Good day AMELIASARAH,
One resolution to your issue would be to update your iPhone using iTunes on your computer rather than over the air. This requires much less space on the iPhone as most of the work is done by the computer. See this article for how to do it -
If you need more space for an iOS update - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Safe computing,
Brett L

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How can I see what is in my iCloud? ( This is so easy to do with Dropbox. )

Hello Ziatron,
Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to that question.
- You could see how much of your storage space is currently used by opening System Preferences > iCloud > Manage...
- If you want to see what files are currently stored in iCloud, I suggest to open the iCloud Drive app via a web browser at www.cloud.com.
Best regards,
David

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OmniDiskSweeper (free) - http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnidisksweeper/download/
Archive files onto other media until your hard drive has at least 10% of its total size free, or at least 15+ GB at all times.

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