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This article will show you how to Check Used and Available Storage Space. Whether you’ve gotten a warning that “your startup disk is almost full” or you’re just curious about how much room is left on your Mac, knowing how to check your storage can be helpful. There are a few things you can do to free up room on your iPhone, iPad or Mac if it is already full.
In this guide, we go over the different choices and ways to free up space on an iOS device. Read on to find out what they are. Just a few years ago, computers didn’t have nearly as much saving space as they do now. Now, a memory card the size of your finger can hold hundreds of gigabytes of data. But Macs have less storing space now than they did a few years ago.
Solid-state drives (SSDs) are now used in many new types. SSDs are very fast, but they are also more expensive and take longer to load. So, you might have bought a MacBook with a terabyte hard drive not too long ago. Your iPhone or iPad never has enough storage room, especially when you need it the most. If you want to know more information about this Visit Official Apple Support site.
How to Check Used and Available Storage Space on Mac
Check space on macOS Monterey (or earlier) using About this Mac panel
- Click on the Apple icon in the Menu bar.
- Select About This Mac.
- Switch to the Storage tab.
- Here you will find information about the disk space on your Mac occupied by different types of files. Also, in this window, you can check the available space on your Mac hard drive.
Check space on macOS Ventura using System Settings
- Open System Settings.
- Click General in the sidebar.
- Click Storage in the right panel.
- You will see the barchart of what’s taking space on your disk.
Check storage space on Mac using Finder
- Launch Finder.
- Go to the Finder’s Preferences.
- Switch to the Sidebar tab and make your Hard disks visible.
- Then right-click on your Macintosh HD and select Get Info. In the General section, you will find all information about your Mac disk: volume capacity, the used space, and available storage space.
Check Mac hard drive space using Disk Utility
You can also use the built-in Apple app Disk Utility to check how much room is left on your Mac’s hard drive.
- Launch Disk Utility. You can find it in the Applications folder or in the Launchpad.
- Select your Macintosh HD and view all the information about it.
How to Check Used and Available Storage Space on iPhone and iPad
- Open up the Settings app, on your iPhone
- Find General.
- Tap iPhone Storage.
- Now you can see on your iPhone screen amount of space each app and Content takes on your device.
- Alternate option is Settings > General > About – Available.
FAQs
Select System. Select Storage. You can see what’s taking up room on the main hard drive under the “(C:)” section. Click “Show more categories” to see how much space other file types are taking up.
Right-click on the “Start” button in Windows and then click “Settings.” Choose the System tab from the list on the left. Click Storage in the right pane. In this part, you can find out what kind of data takes up the most space on your currently full drive and on any other drives you have.
Go to Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage extra features to see what features are installed on your device. By uninstalling features you don’t use, you can lower the amount of space your device needs for reserved storage.