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Apr 4, 2003, 01:29 AM
 
How can I see how much memory is in the trash when I empty it?
     
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Apr 4, 2003, 01:46 AM
 
The only way I know of is to select all (Command+a), then Get Info (Command+i).
Do this when you're looking at the contents of the trash of course.
     
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Apr 4, 2003, 03:48 AM
 
Originally posted by bradoesch:
The only way I know of is to select all (Command+a), then Get Info (Command+i).
Do this when you're looking at the contents of the trash of course.
thanks!
     
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Apr 4, 2003, 11:10 AM
 
Originally posted by gururafiki:
thanks!
You're welcome. And for future reference, you were asking how much hard drive was being used by items in the trash, not how much memory. If you'd like more information, here's some for RAM and another for hard drives.
     
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Apr 4, 2003, 11:53 AM
 
well, not exactly. When I empty the trash there is always a few megabytes that are freed up when emptying the trash, I checked it with top.
     
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Apr 4, 2003, 12:07 PM
 
Originally posted by Vanquish:
well, not exactly. When I empty the trash there is always a few megabytes that are freed up when emptying the trash, I checked it with top.
Heheh... in your attempt to clarify... you've probably done the opposite for our original poster.
     
   
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