Storage Problems

[Jat 476 / 11,373]

Let me get this out of the way first. I use a mac air. There's my first problem. Here's what I have to deal with:

It's a pain in the ass. I need to know how I can remove some of this storage, and I need to know what's causing this problem. I have had some ideas such as completely resetting my computer, but I don't want to do that. Another idea is something that might work, but I don't know if it is safe or if it's the problem I'm having. It's about typing "df -h" in the terminal. This is what comes up when I type that in:

I'm not sure if any of this has to do with my issue. I don't know anything about computers, so I don't know what this means. I'm just trying to figure out a way to remove all of this system storage. I would appreciate it if anyone gave me any feedback or suggestions!

[flyingjoe32 887 / 14,692]

I don't own a Mac, but you could try using "Disk Inventory X". It's basically this program that lets you see where all your storage is being occupied. Here's the link: http://www.derlien.com/

Edited November 4, 2017 by flyingjoe32
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[King_Wailord 965 / 15,577]

26 minutes ago, flyingjoe32 said:

I don't own a Mac, but you could try using "Disk Inventory X". It's basically this program that lets you see where all your storage is being occupied. Here's the link: http://www.derlien.com/

Used this for my school mac. I'd reccomend it 

[MASTAH 135 / 4,007]

There are a myriad of hidden files which may be holding this mysterious amount of unused SSD space. Open terminal and type the following command exactly as written (including the capitals) hit return:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

Then type (and return):

killall Finder

You should now see shaded files throughout your finder, you'll know you've done the steps correctly if you see .DS_Store and .Localized files on your desktop (this is because all folders contain these items and your desktop is essentially a folder).

Hold Command+Option and i to view the inspector and scroll through all your folders and check the file sizes (the cmd+optn+i makes it so you do not have to hit command+i on every single folder).

 

If that doesn't work here we go then let me bless you:

Step 1. Empty Your Trash

 

Empty your trash for a quick storage grab.

If this describes you, go to Finder, hit Command-Shift-Delete and don't look back

 

Step 2.  Kill Big Caches

 

Click on the Finder app, then hold down the Option.key, and click "Go" in the menu bar. This will reveal the otherwise hidden user Library folder. Click on it and then find the "Caches" folder.

 

Also check your  Movies Folder.

 

Or! 

The space is most likely being occupied by the various files and folders in ~/Library, which is hidden by default on OS X. You can show the Library folder by navigating to your home folder in Finder, pressing ⌘J and showing the Library folder.

Furthermore, you can run the following command in your home folder which will list all the files and folders in your home folder, including hidden files and folders, and display their sizes.

du -shc .??* *

 

 

 

 

 

[annoying furry 6,300 / 63,950]

Could also be Garry's Mod server content taking up that space.

[Jat 476 / 11,373]

I'd like to thank everyone who helped me with this, including @flyingjoe32 with that link. The link showed me that 80 GB of my storage was all from Gmod files. 

On 11/4/2017 at 3:04 PM, Xy_ said:

Could also be Garry's Mod server content taking up that space.

That's exactly what it was. ^

Here's what my storage looked like after deleting those files:

Thanks! Problem solved!

[annoying furry 6,300 / 63,950]

Glad to hear that you got it solved.