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is the omnidisksweeper safe

hi,

my hard disk is almost full and I would like to know if the 'omniharddisk sweeper' is safe to use.

any other ideas to free up space are more than welcome.

thanks

Go step by step and check.

1. Start up in Safe Mode.

    https://support.apple.com/kb/PH11212

2. Backup your computer.

3. Empty Trash.

   https://support.apple.com/kb/PH13806

4. Disk space / Time Machine / Local Snapshots

  Local backups

   https://support.apple.com/kb/ht4878

5. Delete old iOS Devices Backup.

    iTunes > Preferences > Devices

    Highlight the old Backups , press “Delete Backup” and then “OK”.

    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

6. Re-index Macintosh HD.

    This will take a while. Wait until it is finished.

    System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy

    https://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409

7.Try OmniDiskSweeper. This will show the storage size details of the items.

   https://www.omnigroup.com/more

   Select Macintosh HD and click  “Sweep Selected Drive” at the bottom.

   Be careful. Delete only the files that can be safely  deleted. If you are not sure about any file, don’t touch it.

8. Move iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie media folders to an external drive.

    iTunes

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201562

    iPhoto

    https://support.apple.com/kb/PH2506

    iMovie

    https://support.apple.com/kb/ph2289

I have been using it for years with no issues. It is regularly recommended here on these Forums for exactly the issue you are facing.

Cheers

Pete

Go step by step and check.

1. Start up in Safe Mode.

    https://support.apple.com/kb/PH11212

2. Backup your computer.

3. Empty Trash.

   https://support.apple.com/kb/PH13806

4. Disk space / Time Machine / Local Snapshots

  Local backups

   https://support.apple.com/kb/ht4878

5. Delete old iOS Devices Backup.

    iTunes > Preferences > Devices

    Highlight the old Backups , press “Delete Backup” and then “OK”.

    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

6. Re-index Macintosh HD.

    This will take a while. Wait until it is finished.

    System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy

    https://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409

7.Try OmniDiskSweeper. This will show the storage size details of the items.

   https://www.omnigroup.com/more

   Select Macintosh HD and click  “Sweep Selected Drive” at the bottom.

   Be careful. Delete only the files that can be safely  deleted. If you are not sure about any file, don’t touch it.

8. Move iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie media folders to an external drive.

    iTunes

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201562

    iPhoto

    https://support.apple.com/kb/PH2506

    iMovie

    https://support.apple.com/kb/ph2289

thank you so much for your reply.

Your reply was very helpful and  with the omnidisksweeper I found some files  I deleted already . There are some more files that take up quite some space but I am not quite sure if I can delete them.

For example :

5.3 GB lost and found - 5.3 GB Inode13603343 ? Any any idea what this is

1.7 GB printers includes epson, hp, canon, lexmark, brother, samsung but I only have hp and canon. Can I delete  the other printers ?

I have 5 times adobe reader, 2 times google earth chrome, twice dropbox, adore reader installer and flash player several times. Can I keep only one and delete the rest.

thanks and have a nice day !

1.7 GB printers includes epson, hp, canon, lexmark, brother, samsung but I only have hp and canon. Can I delete  the other printers ?

I have 5 times adobe reader, 2 times google earth chrome, twice dropbox, adore reader installer and flash player several times. Can I keep only one and delete the rest.

Yes,

brigittegreece wrote:

 

 

5.3 GB lost and found - 5.3 GB Inode13603343 ? Any any idea what this is

This file is usually a leftover from installing OS X.

Backup your computer.

Move that file to trash.

See if that works without any problem.

Flash Player has to be uninstalled and a fresh copy has to be installed.

Uninstall Adobe Flash Player:

https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-mac-os.html

Reinstall Adobe Flash Player.

    https://get3.adobe.com/flashplayer/update/osx/

Removing Adobe Reader

Macintosh HD > Library > Internet Plug-ins

Look for these two files.

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

AdobePDFViewer.plugin

Right click those and select “Move To Trash”.

Extra copies of other  application files can be moved to trash.

Make sure that there is no problem after that.  Empty the trash.

Yes Omni disksweeper 100 persent safe.

Just dont delete any important files!

you can delete all the unnecessary folders using a program called Grandprespective

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