Where do I go to find out how much space I have left on my hard drive. And how do I check what space is left on my portable memory stick?
Where do I go to find out how much space I have left on my hard drive. And how do I find out how much space is left on the portable memory stick?
Open any folder on it and choose Show Status Bar from the Finder’s View menu.
Alternatively, choose Computer from the Go menu, control-click the drive, and choose Get Info.
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