What Files Do I Need In My Macintosh HD?

[MTMiPower]

hi, i'm was cleaning my mac and find that i have some files in my Macintosh HD. i notice from the beginning that there was less but i have allot, i was just wondering, is there any file i need and don't need for?

heres a pic of my "Mac HD":

note: if its possible please upload your clean Macintosh HD so i can see what i need to have and not that might be easier.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Normally you shouldn't delete what you don't know.

The screenshot below shows my two/three months old installation of Mac OS X, it is still quite clean. Just know, that the greyed out items are normally hidden.

Mac OS X - Show/Hide hidden files

And please have a look at the following post, as it may prevent harm or anger or ... : Helpful Information for Any Mac User by GGJstudios

 

[MTMiPower]

Normally you shouldn't delete what you don't know.

The screenshot below shows my two/three months old installation of Mac OS X, it is still quite clean. Just know, that the greyed out items are normally hidden.

Mac OS X - Show/Hide hidden files

And please have a look at the following post, as it may prevent harm or anger or ... : Helpful Information for Any Mac User by GGJstudios

thx

 

[old-wiz]

If you go off and start deleting files and you don't know what they are there for in the first place, you're likely to wind up with an unbootable system.

Take a look at this thread:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1089587/

just shows what happens if you go off deleting stuff without knowing what you are doing.

 

[Drewbie]

apps,library, system, users, developer should be the only 5 folders at the root level

 

[simsaladimbamba]

apps,library, system, users, developer should be the only 5 folders at the root level

Visible ones.

Anyway, one should not really delete files and folders outside one's Home Folder, unless one knows what the files and folders are there for.

Mac OS X Directory Structure explained

 

[Drewbie]

Visible ones.

Anyway, one should not really delete files and folders outside one's Home Folder, unless one knows what the files and folders are there for.

Mac OS X Directory Structure explained

true, those are the only visible ones.

as much as i know about osx i dont think i would ever go into hidden files/folders and delete those unless i knew the exact file i was looking for.

and your correct, unless you know specifically what the file is for or if its unusually large then i would only delete things from my home folder

 

[talmy]

Not only should you not be deleting folders off of the root, chances are these aren't using enough disk space to be concerned about anyway. Get a program like Disk Inventory X (free) which will visually show you want is taking up space.