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I don’t understand this…
I have a MacBook Pro with a LaCie external drive connected by Firewire.

"Get Info" shows
Mac HD Capacity 159.7GB
Available 17.74 GB
Used 141.95 GB
Which is about right

LaCie capacity is 200.3 GB - when I “Get Info” it shows “Available 6.07 GB - Used 193.96 GB”, but it is showing only 4 folders for a total of 43.26 GB…

193.96 minus 43.26 is 150.7 - where are the remaining 150.7 GB?
 
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I don’t understand this…
I have a MacBook Pro with a LaCie external drive connected by Firewire.

Mac HD Capacity 159.7GB
Available 17.74 GB
Used 141.95 GB

LaCie capacity is 200.3 GB - when I “Get Info” it shows “Available 6.07 GB - Used 193.96 GB”, but it is showing only 4 folders for a total of 43.26 GB…
193.96 minus 43.26 is 150.7 - where are the remaining 150.7 GB?
 
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Regardless of the external problems you need a larger HDD in the MBP. Drives require 15-20% free space to work anywhere near capacity. Back got the Lacie. No partitions set tip on it? If not try Erase Free Space in Disk utility > erase.
 
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I ran Disk Utility from MBP hard drive on External Drive. The Disk repair showed no problems, Erase free space made no difference to totals, and Partition shows just one volume of 200 GB…what know (and how's the weather there? Cold and wet here in Pacific NW USA!)

Thanks, by the way…
 
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Ok duh!
Just figured it out - checked the trash on my wife's user account - 158 GB or so from ancient backups! Emptied trash, now tons of space, can move stuff over from my Laptop HDD - Yay!
 

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And please do not double post. Your other post and reply have been merged into this one.
 

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