Macbook hard drive has 100gb of unknown stuff on it...

[seb]

What is that? I have upgraded to the new OS on the macbook... And i have had formatted a few times so has it just installed the OS several times over?? I mean this is 100gb!

Any ideas how I can check?

 

[The Boosh!]

I've got 48gb of other. Not a clue what it is though :S

 

[koi]

Hidden p**n collection?

 

[Tom]

I have 147GB of other. No idea what. LOL.

 

[seb]

it must be OS surely? I don't have any apps I have bought etc... Photos music etc sounds about right... I mean I have 3 gb left... Really odd IMO. Surely an OS would only be say 10gb?

 

[seb]

I hoped you would know Tom

 

[Gaz.]

I noticed this when I got a mac mini for media. Deleted all the crap off it and still had sod all space. I did a fresh format and freed up a lot of the space.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

If you do CMD+Shift+4, you can screen grab just what you want

 

[seb]

Emptied the trash got rid of 30gb lol

I am full on idiot though... Can't find the HD in the finder to see if there are any archived OS files. How do I find the hd? lol

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Click on Finder. Hit 'Finder' on the toolbar thing on the top of the screen next to the Apple logo.

Hit preferences.

Notice the options for 'show on desktop'

Click hard discs.

Bask in smugness.