Is it possible to gain more space than the files deleted on a mac?
I am on a macbook pro running 10.5.8
Basically my mac reported about 70MB of hard drive space left when it stop me from downloading a app so I backup some files to a external drive before deleting it. All was fine until I realized that my mac reported about 15GB of free space but my backup only show around 10GB. Thinking back, I should have match the file size beforehand but I am Pretty Sure all the files were on the backup before I deleted it but since the math does not add up, I am now double guessing myself that maybe i deleted something else that was not meant to be.
So is it possible that the mac also deleted some hidden files that counted toward that extra 5GB or maybe somehow those 5GB was just unaccounted for like some sort of glitch until I emptied the trash? The feeling of uncertainty has been stressing me out and the events leading to me pressing the emptied trash button keep replaying in my head to find a reasoning behind it. I want to just trust myself but the extra free space bothers me. Hopefully, it is not because of the external drive failing to copied all the files.
As far as I know, the mac does not keep a log of what or when files were deleted but it would have been something useful to have.
Any insight will be helpful and appreciated.
Oh, and i am pass the point of using a recovery software since the files are most likely overwritten by now.
I think you need to take a philosophical view: Your computer is working,you mave more storage space, enough to do your download. Whatever is deleted is deleted, and you haven't missed it so maybe it wasn't that important - if it was there at all.
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