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I keep getting the pop up "Start up disk almost full" or "Start up disk full." I have deleted or compressed all large files, deleted unused apps, cleared out caches, restarted my computer, and still continue to get this message. I can see that 160 GB of my storage is taken up by "Other." Is there any way to see what "other" includes? What else can I do to keep the disk from getting full?
Thank you!
MacBook Air 13″, OS X 10.11
What is This Other Category in Storage Display
What is 'Other' and 'Purgeable' in About This Mac?
"Other" contains any of the following types of files. They cannot necessarily be deleted wholesale. Furthermore, “Other” is not an actual, physical file. Rather it’s an arbitrary category to which the files are assigned for display convenience.
Get Correct Storage Information
Do not use the information from the Storage section of the About This Mac dialog. Ignore the Storage information as it is typically wrong. To find out the correct information for any disk: Select a Desktop disk icon. Press Command-I to open the Get Info window and look at the topmost panel displayed. You will find the disk information displayed for Capacity, Available, and Used. If you have more than one disk/partition then repeat for each one on your Desktop.
The categories found in the Storage section of About This Mac is simply an arbitrary way of displaying files on your drive. There are no such categories actually on the drive.
How to Free Up Space on The Hard Drive
If the disk becomes filled to the point where you no longer can delete files or empty the trash, then the only solution is to erase the drive and start from scratch. You will lose all your files if you don't have current backups.
What is This Other Category in Storage Display
What is 'Other' and 'Purgeable' in About This Mac?
"Other" contains any of the following types of files. They cannot necessarily be deleted wholesale. Furthermore, “Other” is not an actual, physical file. Rather it’s an arbitrary category to which the files are assigned for display convenience.
Get Correct Storage Information
Do not use the information from the Storage section of the About This Mac dialog. Ignore the Storage information as it is typically wrong. To find out the correct information for any disk: Select a Desktop disk icon. Press Command-I to open the Get Info window and look at the topmost panel displayed. You will find the disk information displayed for Capacity, Available, and Used. If you have more than one disk/partition then repeat for each one on your Desktop.
The categories found in the Storage section of About This Mac is simply an arbitrary way of displaying files on your drive. There are no such categories actually on the drive.
How to Free Up Space on The Hard Drive
If the disk becomes filled to the point where you no longer can delete files or empty the trash, then the only solution is to erase the drive and start from scratch. You will lose all your files if you don't have current backups.
startup disk full
