How To Check Space On Mac

Open a new finder window by pressing command n or selecting file new finder window in the menu bar.

How to check space on mac. On a desktop click the apple icon and select about this mac. If your mac is running mac os 10 6 or earlier here s how to check to the available hard drive space on your mac. From the left pane click and highlight your hard disk.

If you don t know how to check mac storage here are the steps that you have to take. Options 1 and 2. From the file menu select get info.

Open the activity monitor from here. Choose the storage tab to check the disk storage overview and capacity. Switch to the finder and then open a new finder window.

Check the bar graph below. You can also use a little known shortcut to open one from anywhere in the window that opens click on the drive you d like to check in the sidebar. Keep in mind disk utility is meant for power users who want to manage their storage and is a bit of overkill for most users.

It will have an icon resembling a hard disk and its caption will be macintosh hd by default. To make your storage device appear on your desktop go to the finder and select finder preferences. Click the storage space button.

Firstly go to the apple logo on the top of the screen then you tap on the option about the mac. Click on the application tab. This will display how much free space is available on your hard drive in gigabytes gb under your hard drive s name e g 318 21 gb available of 499 42 gb.