How to check disk space on Mac

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Author: Asya Karapetyan       Last updated: April 22, 2020

If you do not know how to check the storage on Mac, welcome to this guide. Here we will show you the various ways to view Mac disk usage and find out what is taking up so much space on your Mac.

Contents:

1. How to check hard drive space on Mac
2. How to find what is taking up so much space on Mac
3. How to manage space on Mac

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How to check Mac disk space usage

Option 1 – Check space on Mac using About this Mac panel

1. Click on the Apple icon in the Menu bar.
2. Select About This Mac.



3. Switch to the Storage tab.



4. Here you will find information about the disk space on your Mac occupied by different types of files. Also, in this window, you can check the available space on your Mac hard drive.

Option 2 – Check storage space on Mac using Finder

Another easy way to see information about Mac disk space is to use Finder.

1. Launch Finder.
2. In the Finder’s Preferences make your Hard disk visible in a sidebar.



3. Then right-click on your Macintosh HD and select Get Info. In the General section, you will find all information about your Mac disk: volume capacity, the used space, and available storage space.

Option 3 – Check Mac hard drive space using Disk Utility

You can also check the hard drive space on your Mac with the help of default Apple application Disk Utility.

1. Launch Disk Utility from Launchpad.



2. Select your Macintosh HD and view all the information about it.

How to find what is taking up so much space on Mac

If you want to go deeper into your Mac disk space, use MacCleaner Pro and find out the disk space-consumers, what files are in the Other category and finally free up disk space.

1. Launch MacCleaner Pro.
2. In the Overview section, you will find a more detailed bar with information about your Mac hard drive.



3. Then we recommend going to the Analyze disk usage section and launch a professional tool Disk Expert to analyze your disk space usage and get a detailed diagram of your Mac hard drive space distribution. Disk Expert displays even hidden files and folders that the standard Apple storage window never shows. Also, with Disk Expert you can analyze any external storage, including cloud-based ones.



4. So launch Disk Expert and select your Macintosh HD. Click to start scanning it.
5. Within a short time (depending on the volume of your hard drive), you will get a detailed diagram visualization of what is occupying space on your Mac disk.



6. You can go even deeper. Click on each section of the diagram to discover what is inside each folder or subfolder.



7. Another useful option is to look at the list of Biggest Files on the right. Take a look at them and drop the unneeded biggest items to the special list for further removal.

How to manage space on Mac

Apple provides built-in recommendations to manage disk space on a Mac. Here is how to use them:

1. Go to the Menu Bar and click the Apple icon. Select About This Mac.
2. Go to the Storage tab and click on Manage…



3. Here you will find some simple tips that can help you to recover some disk space.

Apple recommends taking a look at applications and documents and removing the biggest ones or saving space on the Mac hard drive by keeping your files in iCloud. However, these tips are not the only solution. We also recommend using MacCleaner Pro, which allows you to find and clean up all the useless stuff on your computer, such as cache, logs, mail downloads, extensions, duplicates, and other unwanted files.

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