


You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. Sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper Click Utilities, then Terminal in the page that opens.Īfter installing ODS in the Applications folder, drag or copy - do not type - the following line into the Terminal window, then press return: ☞ If you’re running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, open LaunchPad. The application is in the folder that opens. ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.) ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways: No matter what happens, you should be able to restore your system to the state it was in at the time of that backup. To really see everything, you have to run it as root.įirst, back up all data if you haven't already done so. ODS can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking it only sees files that you have permission to read. Proceed further only if the problem hasn't been solved. We only include products that have been independently selected by Input's editorial team.Use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper to explore your volume and find out what's taking up the space. Input may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article.

I tried out a bunch of options to get the job done - read on for my favorites.

Or, to really be safe, only delete files you know you don’t need.) (If you’re not sure whether or not it’s okay to delete some unknown file, we’d recommend Googling it to see what it’s used for. Here’s the best thing you can do: Download an app to visualize your disk space, find which files are eating up your drive, then work on deleting them. The Storage Management pane is at best an overview of the massive clutter that’s collected in your Mac. You can save space by optimizing storage, the notification tells you, along with the choice of either closing the notification (temporary bliss) or “managing” your space (eternally frustrating). When the dreaded notification pops up in the upper right of your Mac screen, it can feel maddening: Your disk is almost full.
