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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage
Subject: Re: How much free disk space does this MacBook Pro's HDD really have?
Date: 14 Aug 2015 13:43:50 GMT
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On 2015-08-14, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>>> On this 2012's 13.3" MacBook Pro with its updated Mac OS X v10.8.5 and
>>> HDD, I am unable to get the exact free disk space to match each other.
>>> http://i.imgur.com/KGIzE6z.jpg has a screen capture of all of them
>>> together in action. I am confused. Which one is correct then?
>>
>> They're probably both "correct" ... from a certain point of view (to
>> quote obi-Wan Kenobi).  :-)
>>
>> It's possibly an issue caused by different methods of measuring drive
>> space. Some places correctly use 1024K to be 1MB, while others
>> ridiculously and stupidly use 1000K to be 1MB. (The second option was
>> created by scum drive manufacturers to make their drives look more
>> spacious than they really are).
>
> Thanks, but what about that 749.3 GB free in the top right corner under 
> Mac's HD icon?

That 749.3 GB matches what the Info window shows for Available space. So
what about it?

If you want to turn that feature off, then:

1. Click the desktop to bring it to the front.
2. From the Finder menu bar, choose View > Show View Options.
3. Clear the "Show item info" check box.

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