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A script to update a hard drive's free space value
Authored by: bakalite on Sep 01, '05 10:56:46AM

Actually I've found that emptying the trash will update the free space indicator. So usually I just empty the trash, which is not a bad idea anyway if you want to know how much space you have available. If it's empty, I just select any file on my desktop (there are usually some small text files there), hit command-D to make a copy, drag it to the trash and empty it. I know this is a little more cumbersome, but it doesn't spin up your HD every 5 mn.



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A script to update a hard drive's free space value
Authored by: papplegate on Sep 01, '05 11:09:47AM

Why don't you just open Activity Monitor, and click the Disk Usage Tab? It never has a problem updating.
Paul



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