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  1. J

    157 gigabytes of hidden files

    Hi, I have one of the original M1 with 16 GB of memory I'm running sequoia 15.1.1 At the moment I frequently get a pop-up saying "Your system has run out of application memory" When I review the memory the user file contains 162 GB When I open the user file and review its contents it's no...
  2. S

    Emptying the trash with hidden files/apps

    If I have a trash with regular files mixed with hidden ones and empty it, does it delete these hidden files/apps as well? Or do I have to first unhide them and then delete them? Thanks in advance for any clarification on this.
  3. L

    "System" takes up around 200G

    The "system" part (About this Mac|Storage) takes up around 200G out of 500G of my Macbook Pro (2014 version). But I couldn't locate the files that occupy such large space. I understand that sometimes media files in iTune will be accounted as System. However I don't think this is the problem...
  4. H

    trying to unhide a folder i hid

    i'm trying to unhide a folder i hid some years ago (with the "chflags" thing), i tried doing it through Terminal, but i don't remember the path. is this possible? if so how? Using Sierra 10.12.6 Thanks
  5. Laisha

    "Booking" In My Dock & I've Never Heard of It

    When I went to bed last night, everything was hunky-dorey with my computer. But I woke up this morning, and I noticed a new icon in my dock. (Attached.) I don't THINK it was there when I went to bed, but it could be I hadn't noticed. I am a tad suspicious about a message that popped up while I...
  6. g2only

    .iso CD-ROM hidden files

    Ok...so, here's the deal. I made an ISO CD-ROM with Toast and made files hidden. The burned CD worked as expected in a Windows environment (7 & 10). Then I made an .iso image file of the disc to be burnt by a business partner (uploaded to google drive) and when burnt it shows the hidden files on...
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