![]() We know the large files aren't anywhere else but Applications and Users - but you could use this answer to search for smaller files (say 1 GB or larger) ![]() Then when the machine restarts, look for that folder and delete things using Finder or terminal from /.MobileBackups once the machine is restarted with the local store disabled.įirst check for a huge file in / with: sudo ls -sa1 / | sort -n | tail -4 ![]() Rather than re-enabling things, try giving the system 5 minutes to clean up before the restart sudo tmutil disablelocal ![]() MobileBackups) and with the repeated edits, I'm not even sure we're on the same page, but for others - here are some things to try: TIP: when I was in "safe mode" I kept the Mac in that mode for a couple hours as I saw from Activity Monitor that Mac was accessing to the disk in writing mode… so I left it to do its work until I saw no more activities on disk access.Īll signs point to you not having 400 GB (or even 26 GB of space used from. Still unclear to me what "other 180.24 GB" are used for… though not big deal.Ī this point I will reactive the local snap shots with "sudo tmutil enablelocal" and will keep working as usual! Then I rebooted the Mac (no safe mode) and the disk kept the 278 GB free space, and now my disk appears like this: Disk usage details: I started up the Mac in "safe mode"… and surprising the disk appeared with 278 GB free space !!!!!! MobileBackups folder or do I need to look elsewhere? sudo du -smx /* /.* | sort -n | tail -4įilesystem 1M-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on MobileBackups folder?" but it does not mention really this case. I have read also the thread here " How to wipe huge. I have launched also the Disk and Permission repairs without success. Then after trying more than ones I have lost the folder ".MobileBackups" which I cannot see anymore from the finder through Go -> Go to Folder -> ".MobileBackups" and neither through terminal. I have tried the command sudo tmutil disablelocal, restarting the mac and then the command sudo tmutil enablelocal but nothing happened. Ask first.Got some issues with temp files from Time Machine which is filling up my boot disk with over 400GB of files. There are many examples of people deleting files outside their home folder, or renaming files, or changing the ownership or file permissions, and then their Mac stops running. If you think you have found something to delete outside your home folder, it would be best to ask first before deleting. The swapfile(s) get deleted on reboot, and the sleep image is just going to be created again when you put your Mac to sleep. I will point out that you will find some very large files in private -> var -> vm (these are the Mac OS X virtual memory paging files (swapfiles) and where Mac OS X stores the copy of RAM when your Mac is put to sleep). Remember, we cannot see into your disk, you have to give us information to work with.ĭO NOT delete files in your Home Folder -> Library tree as there are things like your iPhone backups, your email messages, your application preferences, etc… If you think you have found something in your Home Folder -> Library that can be deleted, you should ask first.ĭO NOT delete files outside your home folder, as you may end up deleting something essential to Mac OS X, and turn your Mac into an expensive “Door Stop”. Posting the suspected locations and files will help the forum help you to figure it out. If you have a recurring, running out of disk space, problem, then OmniDiskSweeper may help identify where the space is going. See the following article if you want to run it as root When using OmniDiskSweeper, or any utility that shows all your files. Also see "What is 'Other' and What Can I Do About It?"
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