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The case of the missing El Capitan hard disk space

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<p>Each version of OS X in recent years has been more efficient and often sheds space after installation rather than demanding more. However, Thom Vagt found the opposite: an upgrade led to less reported remaining space.</p>

<p>On my late 2013 model MBP which was running Yosemite 10.10.5, my available disk space went from 230GB of free space to 183GB. I have run disk utility and it tells me all is fine with the SSD 1TB disk.</p>

<p>I’ve seen similar problems at times with my various Macs, and so have many users. You should pinpoint where the free-space reporting error is first, however.</p><figure class="large ">(http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2015/10/mac911_os_x_about_storage-100623776-large.png) <figcaption>
<p>The About This Mac window reveals space use on drives in a graphical display. Is it accurate?</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2997252/storage/the-case-of-the-missing-el-capitan-hard-disk-space.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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