Another BigH iMac question.

Posted by: BigH47 on 07 May 2011

It's me again!

 

368 Gb used and  131 Gb free is what my Activity monitor shows.

Is it time to move say iTunes (currently 246 Gb) onto another drive? This seems to be an accepted method of relieving the HDD.

 

Setup:-   iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Dual core/2 Gb SDRAM/ 1Tb Time Capsule.

 

I see Seagate Goflex drives 2 Tb at about £105, is this a good and easy solution?

I know I have asked about NAS and such like before, but basically I don't comprehend most of what's said.

 

Is there an application/programme that lets you see what actual programmes and their size, apart from clicking "info" on each folder?

 

TIA

 

Howard

Posted on: 07 May 2011 by Tony Lockhart
I think everyone's gone out, Howard...... See ya next Friday?
Posted on: 11 May 2011 by BigH47

Are they all away on holiday?

Posted on: 11 May 2011 by Derek Wright

Tne CNET Web site is one of several web sites that list all the apps available

http://download.cnet.com/mac/?tag=bc

I did a search on Disk usage and came across an app called DaisyDisk take a look at it and the other apps that are listed.

Posted on: 11 May 2011 by u6213129461734706

Howard, try also the MacUpdate site. I've been using 'GrandPerspective' for years, and MacUpdate will show you similar types of apps that allow you get a handle on what's occupying your hard drive.

 

Dave

Posted on: 11 May 2011 by BigH47

Thanks guys.

Posted on: 11 May 2011 by Peter Dinh

Try Fseventer, it builds a graphical filesystem tree of the files and folders that have been accessed after a given point in time. The utility is fast and shows all filesystem events, including those in hidden files and even temporary files.

Posted on: 13 May 2011 by Guido Fawkes

open a terminal window

 

go to the directory you want to check 

 

for example

 

cd /applications <return>

 

use the following command 

 

find . -size +5000k <return>

 

this will list all files over 5000 kilobytes

 

you can, of course, change the number and run it from the root directory if you wish

 

one tip is run something like MacJanitor to force it to get rid of all the junk - log files and so on. Also if you find any files called "core" you can safely delete them - they are files for Apple's use to diagnose software errors: you don't need them. 

 

The other thing to get rid of are fonts: I don't have much use for any non-Western font so I delete them. 

 

the find command should help locate big files though 

 

if want to explore more "find" options then type 

 

man find <return>

Posted on: 14 May 2011 by u6213129461734706

Howard, you might want to try Baseline, it's a very nice app as well.

 

Dave