What should I see in Storage Info about this mac if i have fusion drive

I have a 21" Customized Fusion Drive Imac. The start up times have been slow ( over a minute each time ) and I am starting to doubt I have Fusion installed. My sister has a standard new 21" Imac and her system report reads identical to mine.
Should Fusion show up as anything different in the Storage section when you click 'about this mac'?
My storage shows identical to my sister who does not have Fusion Drive. We both have a 1TB Sata disk icon.

I also have 21.5"
it looks like this ( I think ) :

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How do I locate info "about this Mac"?

Trying to locate info about this MAC i'm on.
I can't locate the "about this mac " window.
Thx

Apple symbol, far left on the top menu bar

I was wondering if I could use Boot Camp and install Windows 7 on my black Macbook. I don't see where I can tell what year it is from in the about this mac option either...? Please help. I am afraid that my mac is considered vintage now :(

I read somewhere earlier that if my macbook is vintage, then I can't install windows/bootcamp. Maybe this is too big a venture for me to undertake anyway, but just in case I wanted to get a little help before I dig too deep... I think it was late 2006 or early 2007 when I purchased my black Macbook.

To see which model you have go to the Apple in the upper left corner and select About This Mac, then click on More Info. When System Profiler comes up check the Model Identifier and post it back here.
model 1,1 (Early 2006)
model 2,1 (Late 2006 & Mid 2007)
model 3,1 (Late 2007)
model 4,1 (Early 2008)
model 5,1 (Late 2008, Aluminum Unibody)
model 5,2 (Early 2009, 2.0GHz Model Only)
model 5,2 (Mid 2009, 2.13GHz Model Only)
model 6,1 (Late 2009, White Unibody)
model 7,1 (Mid 2010)

Are you supposed to see the 9600gt under "about this mac"?

Hi!
My girlfriend had a problem (black screen) with her unibody MBP 2,8ghz with dual Graphic card. She went to the apple store where they reset the SMC. The laptop worked again after that.
However when we look at "about this mac" we only see the 9400M and NOT the 9600GT. Yes we allready switched over to "best performance".
Is this normal? Or would this indicate that even though the laptop works again, the dedicated Graphic card doesn't?
Is there another way to know what Graphic card you are using?
Please let us know...

Yes, you should see both GPUs listed under System Profiler > Hardware > Graphics/Displays. If you don't, go back to the Apple Store and consult a Genius.

New MacBook Pro - Storage in "About this Mac"

I just got a new MacBook Pro (256 GB storage) and set it up as a new computer (rather than migrating from previous computer). I am curious about the amounts showing up in the Storage tab of About this Mac. Here's my current allocation:
Apps: 11 GB
Other: 7 GB
Audio: 1 GB
Photos: 900 MB
Movies: 400 MB
I'm most interested in Audio, Photos and Movies since I haven't added any to the device nor have I synced with iCloud. Perhaps they are files that are pre-loaded on the OS?
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Why after deleting all 70 gb of movies on my macbook pro do I still show 60gb in the storage section on About this Mac? I am trying to create enough space to load Yosemite.

I am trying to create enough space to load Yosemite.
I currently have about 5.4gb of unused space.
I have deleted about 70gb of movies (all movies from the "files") but still show some 60gb of movies under "storage" in "about this computer". I have no idea where these could be.
There is also about 150gb of "other" that cannot be all the files (I do not have that many )
Would be grateful for suggestions on how to create more space on my computer

Jeff Cane wrote:
I am trying to create enough space to load Yosemite.
I currently have about 5.4gb of unused space.
I have deleted about 70gb of movies (all movies from the "files") but still show some 60gb of movies under "storage" in "about this computer". I have no idea where these could be.
There is also about 150gb of "other" that cannot be all the files (I do not have that many )
Would be grateful for suggestions on how to create more space on my computer
Have you emptied the trash since deleting files?
How many files are on your computer, I would dare to guess that you, just like me, don't actually know that. The 150GB are files on your computer (regardless of whether you think they are not) the next step will be to identify them.

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Does anyone know how to determine the OS based on files, rather than going into Apple > About This Mac ?
I have an external disk that I've gotten back from a data recovery service, and I'm trying to determine what OS the drive was running under. 10.5/10.5 Server or 10.6/10.6 Server? I was thinking some differences between the OS's could be found in:
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- Kernel Version?
- Error logs?
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In "About this Mac" why are my aperture photos listed in "Other" vs "Photos"

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sharon108 wrote:
After consolidating iPhoto pictures into Aperture Library - and having to rebuild library all photos are shown under "Other" in storage under About this Mac. How do I get photos back into the Photo section. I am sure this is why Aperture is running very slow. Aperture library is on a 500 GB external USB hard drive. Does anyone know how to get photos into the right spot in the storage.
Nothing in my experience would make me draw the same conclusion (that the reporting of your Aperture Library as "Other" is why Aperture is running slowly). You report that your Library is on an external drive connected via USB. Is this USB 2 or USB 3?
The consensus is to put your Library on your fastest (lowest latency and highest throughput) drive. This is almost always your system drive. If your Library does not fit on your system drive, you are advised to move some or all of your Images' Master from the Library to a second drive using "File→Relocate Masters". If you want help with these set-ups, post back.

About This Mac/Storage/Other - what's the starting point?

I have a very new MacBook Air. After a fairly abortive migration (it carried over lots of stuff from my iMac which I didn't want - I only wanted settings, not files) I scoured the discussions and picked up a thread that suggested setting up a new administrator profile and deleting the old one, thereby getting rid of all the files and so on. (now why didn't I think of that?).
However, I've made the mistake of checking the "About This Mac"/storage info, and it shows as follows:
Audio 656.8MB
Movies 42.3MB
Photos 112.7MB
Apps 3.73GB
Backups zero
Other 9.45 GB
Now it's bugging me enough that I can't track down the audio, movies and photos (although I concede that these are very small and may be system related?).
BUT the "Other" section is really annoying me. What is it?
I'm aware that I might reinstall OS and start again only to discover that I STILL have 9.45GB in Other.
Can anyone who knows about these things help?
Does anyone have a brand new MacBook Air on which they haven't yet done anything at all and can check what it says under their "Other"?
Thanks!
Margo

Hi Margo:
Ultimately, you may want to perform a complete do over--which given your circumstances might require you to perform a clean install. More on that later if you want to do so eventually.
I am assuming you transferred your data, etc., from your iMac using either Firewire Target Disk Mode for over a network. It doesn't matter much, but which did you do.
Regardless, for now, I would do a repair install of Lion and see how things look after doing so. A repair install should leave installed apps, files, and settings alone. And, such an install very well sort out any issues of how much of what you have where. There are several ways of doing so. first, if your Lion Recovery HD partition is present or you have set up a Lion Recovery Disk Assistant, then either will work. Let's see if you can do either of these before going any other route.
Try starting up holding down the option key. Once done, see if there is a "recovery" option. If yes, then I would choose it and ultimately choose to reinstall Lion from the Apple site. If you have unbacked up files, etc., then be sure and back them up to your iMac before doing any kind of install.
If you want to read more about what I am talking about, then go here (read from the top).

Mac Air 11" - how do I find out what files are showing up in "About this MAC" Storage "other" category?

Hi - I am having storage trouble with my storage. When I go into About this Mac, Storage, the category "Other" has a very large amount of gigs stored. I have already dumped my email, downloads when in to Trahs, emptied secure trash, etc. How do I find out what is included in the "other" category?

First, empty the Trash if you haven't already done so.
Use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) to explore your volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one.
Proceed further only if the problem hasn't been solved.
ODS can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
Back up all data now.
Install ODS in the Applications folder as usual.
Triple-click the line of text below to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper
Launch the 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 (command-V) into the Terminal window. You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
I don't recommend that you make a habit of doing this. Don't delete anything while running ODS as root. If something needs to be deleted, make sure you know what it is and how it got there, and then delete it by other, safer, means.
When you're done with ODS, quit it and also quit Terminal.

Using OS10.7, my hard disc is full. When I go to "About this Mac - Storage" almost all of the HD is occupied by "Other". Does anyone know what "Other" is so that I can remove some of it?

Using OS10.7, my hard disc is full. When I go to "About this Mac - Storage", it shows that it is entirely filled with "Other". Does anyone know what "Other" is so that I can delete some of it?

First, reboot. That will temporarily free up some space. According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB free for normal operation. You also need enough space left over to allow for growth of your data.
Use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper to explore your volume and find out what's taking up the space.
Proceed further only if the problem hasn't been solved.
ODS can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To really see everything, you have to run it as root.
First, back up all data if you haven't already done so. No matter what happens, you should be able to restore your system to the state it was in at the time of that backup.
Launch the 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.
☞ If you’re running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the page that opens.
After installing ODS in the Applications folder, drag or copy — do not type — the following line into the Terminal window, then press return:
sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper
You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up.
I don't recommend that you make a habit of this. Don't delete anything while running ODS as root. When you're done with it, quit it and also quit Terminal.

When I go to About This Mac and click on Storage it shows 421.93GB as Other. This only leaves 46.85GB of 499.25GB free. How do I find out what this "Other" is so I can remove the stuff I don't need?

When I go to About This Mac and click on Storage it shows 421.93GB as Other. This only leaves 46.85GB of 499.25GB free. How do I find out what this "Other" is so I can remove the stuff I don't need?

What kind of use do you make of your MBP? A lot of photo or video? If so, you may be storing a lot of large files. Look at Finder and see what the file system looks like. Do you have large libraries of data files associated with applications?
You may want to think about an external hard drive to use for backups and data storage, you can point applications to the external drive as the default storage location.
A good source of external drives at a reasonable price is the Mac specialist, OWC, http://www.macsales.com
I bought their Mercury Elite Pro 2 TB dirve last September and set it up to use part for Time Machine backup and part for other work space. Setup with Disk utility into two partitions is very quick and easy. Just remember to format as Extended Journaled with GUID partition table. Setting the partition sizes is by using a braphical image on screen in DU so it is like falling off a log, so easy.

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