# how do i delete files off my mac hard drive? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 22, 2007, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121 "2007-11-22T12:08:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/1 "2007-11-22T12:08:26Z")
so i hwe no ida how i filled my 80 gig hard drive on my macbook, any ideas on how to view whats taking up all the space so i can delete what i dont need? ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/2 "2007-11-22T13:12:13Z")
ctrl click, or right click on the mouse and use get info, that is the same as doing right click properties in windows. Check the application folder, I found mine came bundled with a lot of crap I dont use like iLife which was taking a good chunk of space up. ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/3 "2007-11-22T16:59:05Z")
The easiest way would be to go through the folders, and arrange the icons as a list, and sort by size. Anything you dont need in your applications folder you can throw out. And if you want, you can pop in your install disk and remove stuff you dont need such as 2gb of printer drivers, 2gb in garage band and support items, etc… ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/4 "2007-12-04T16:33:35Z")
i still cant figure this out. all i put n here is music. my ituns says i have 20 gigs of music. what the fuck is taking up 60 gigs? how do i find it? how do i delete it? i want windows!!! ---
**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/5 "2007-12-04T16:42:33Z")
cd / rm -drf _._ ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/6 "2007-12-04T16:55:46Z")
[quote=“DrDoS,post:5,topic:39121"”] cd / rm -drf _._ [/quote] english plz ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/7 "2007-12-04T17:01:10Z")
[quote=“dirtye30,post:6,topic:39121"”] english plz [/quote] :picard: ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Danger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt_danger/32/4981_2.png) [@Matt\_Danger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Matt_Danger)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/8 "2007-12-04T17:06:52Z")
[quote=“dirtye30,post:6,topic:39121"”] english plz [/quote] sudo rm -fr / Edit: Don’t actually do that ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/9 "2007-12-04T17:08:31Z")
lol ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/10 "2007-12-04T17:10:54Z")
cat /dev/random \> /dev/hda ? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/11 "2007-12-04T17:42:12Z")
haha, open terminal, and take said advice ---
**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/12 "2007-12-04T17:42:51Z")
i will be amazed if he can find the terminal lol ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Danger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt_danger/32/4981_2.png) [@Matt\_Danger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Matt_Danger)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/13 "2007-12-04T18:26:21Z")
[quote=“FormulaLS1,post:10,topic:39121"”] cat /dev/random \> /dev/hda [/quote] sudo diskutil secureErase 3 /dev/disk0s2 Anyways, back on topic, go to [http://www.derlien.com/](http://www.derlien.com/) and grab that app. It will visually show you which folders are using the most hard drive space. ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/14 "2007-12-04T18:57:11Z")
hmm, I dont know if this is still a default option in Itunes, but it used to be that any songs you imported into Itunes were auto copied and archived in another folder…Presumably so you dont lose your whole collection. Worth checking out. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/15 "2007-12-04T18:57:56Z")
:word: ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/16 "2007-12-04T19:24:43Z")
[quote=“FightinMike,post:14,topic:39121"”] hmm, I dont know if this is still a default option in Itunes, but it used to be that any songs you imported into Itunes were auto copied and archived in another folder…Presumably so you dont lose your whole collection. Worth checking out. [/quote] thanks ill look into that! ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/17 "2007-12-04T19:57:34Z")
[www.idontknowhowtousegoogle.com](http://google.com) ---
**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/18 "2007-12-04T20:09:07Z")
i would suggest you run this first: ```auto sudo periodic daily weekly monthly ``` and check how much free space you got back… ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/19 "2007-12-05T04:23:04Z")
are you seriously asking how to delete files? lol ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121/20 "2007-12-05T08:22:44Z")
[quote=“DrDoS,post:12,topic:39121"”] i will be amazed if he can find the terminal lol [/quote] SPOTLIGHT (dont do it) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-delete-files-off-my-mac-hard-drive/39121.md?page=2)