I have a 2 TB HD that is almost full ... mostly with photos. I have been using iPhoto, Photos and PSE organizer .... is there a way to see actually where the files are that are taking up so much space? I'm wondering if the photo aps somehow have copied photos.
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how to find out what's on my HD
- Thread starter drewaz
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Do this:
Open Finder
Select Go on menu bar
Select Computer
Select Macintosh HD
Select Users and select your little home folder icon
Select View on menu bar
Select "As List"
>Select View on menu bar and the select "Show View Options"
>When the next window opens select "arrange by" and then select Size
>Scroll down to the bottom of that same window and put a check mark beside "calculate all sizes" and then close the window
>You should then have a Finder window that shows your file types and sizes from greatest to least
Open Finder
Select Go on menu bar
Select Computer
Select Macintosh HD
Select Users and select your little home folder icon
Select View on menu bar
Select "As List"
>Select View on menu bar and the select "Show View Options"
>When the next window opens select "arrange by" and then select Size
>Scroll down to the bottom of that same window and put a check mark beside "calculate all sizes" and then close the window
>You should then have a Finder window that shows your file types and sizes from greatest to least
