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Finder Get Into and Disk Utility show different disk space

I'm using Mac OS 13.1 on a 27" iMac from 2019. When I attempted to back up an iPhone using the Finder, I was notified that there was not enough space. When I checked Get Info on my hard disk, it indicated that I had roughly 72 GB free and 920 GB consumed. I'm told that I have 692 GB of open space and that I'm still using roughly 920 GB after removing a 75 GB folder and clearing the trash. Disk Utility informed me that I still have 920 GB free and am only using 72 GB. I then restarted in recovery mode and performed Disk First Aid on the partitions, no problems, but the issue persisted when I booted back into Mac OS.

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iBoysoft author Amanda Wong

Amanda Wong

Answered on Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Discussions on forums indicate that the local Time Machine snapshot, Mac purgeable space, system bugs, disk issues, etc. are most likely the causes when you find Finder and Disk Utility showing incorrect/different disk space on your Mac.

When you encounter the problem that macOS shows wrong and different disk space, you can apply the following solutions to troubleshoot the issue:

 

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