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Apple Users

northoftheborder

(7,613 posts) Tue Apr 17, 2012, 11:09 AM Apr 2012

How do I find out how much free MB I have on my hard disc? [View all]

I have looked various places, went to Finder, looked under the Apple menu, went to Apple support page. Can't figure it out. I need to know in order to order some software I want which requires a minimum amount.

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How do I find out how much free MB I have on my hard disc? [View all] northoftheborder Apr 2012 OP

From the Finder rawtribe Apr 2012 #1

Thanks - that did the job northoftheborder Apr 2012 #4

Select hard drive, choose get info (command-I). eppur_se_muova Apr 2012 #2

I use the Activity Monitor's Disk Usage function from the top menu. freshwest Apr 2012 #3

That's what I've always used. Elwood P Dowd Apr 2012 #6

In Lion, click the Apple icon at the upper elft of your monitor . . . . Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 #5

While in the Finder, click on View in the menu bar > Show Status Bar. onehandle Apr 2012 #7