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driven
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Feb 19, 2014, 12:38 AM
 
Folks,

I have a 1.5GB FW 800 hard disk. It was nearing capacity. So, I deleted some files. They deleted, they didn't go into the trash, but I had no additional space available!

I tried deleting the local backups of Time Machine to no avail.

Any ideas? (Short of backup / reformat)?
- MacBook Air M2 16GB / 512GB
- MacBook Pro 16" i9 2.4Ghz 32GB / 1TB
- MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.9Ghz 16GB / 512GB
- iMac i5 3.2Ghz 1TB
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Feb 19, 2014, 04:18 AM
 
Please check for hidden files in your trash. Please l let me know if you want steps to hide n unhide.
     
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Feb 19, 2014, 04:24 AM
 
Originally Posted by ronaldross View Post
Please check for hidden files in your trash. Please l let me know if you want steps to hide n unhide.
As far as I can tell, the trash is empty. (Nothing showing in the icon) When I navigate to it via terminal, I'm unable to see anything in the folder.
- MacBook Air M2 16GB / 512GB
- MacBook Pro 16" i9 2.4Ghz 32GB / 1TB
- MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.9Ghz 16GB / 512GB
- iMac i5 3.2Ghz 1TB
- G4 Cube 500Mhz / Shelf display unit / Museum display
     
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Feb 19, 2014, 05:26 AM
 
Run Disk Utility. This could be directory damage.
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
     
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Feb 19, 2014, 05:30 AM
 
Good idea. Will try. Thx
- MacBook Air M2 16GB / 512GB
- MacBook Pro 16" i9 2.4Ghz 32GB / 1TB
- MacBook Pro 15" i7 2.9Ghz 16GB / 512GB
- iMac i5 3.2Ghz 1TB
- G4 Cube 500Mhz / Shelf display unit / Museum display
     
   
 
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