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Why the total space of a folder is not the same as the summarise of the size of the subfolders?

The storage of my MacBook Pro is almost full. When I check the storage status almost all the space is occupied by "Others".

When I check on finder, my user folder has a size of 456 GB and the sum of all subfolders are about 23 GB. What is occupying the rest of the space ? Are there hidden folders I can't see?

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 26, 2019 4:11 AM

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Posted on Nov 26, 2019 6:59 AM

There are at least two hidden folders; the Library and .Trash. Open the Finder's Go menu, press Option, and choose Library; the Library can also be shown by choosing Home, selecting Show View Options from the View menu, and checking the box for it.


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Nov 26, 2019 6:59 AM in response to montse177

There are at least two hidden folders; the Library and .Trash. Open the Finder's Go menu, press Option, and choose Library; the Library can also be shown by choosing Home, selecting Show View Options from the View menu, and checking the box for it.


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Why the total space of a folder is not the same as the summarise of the size of the subfolders?

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