[Hidden-tech] Mac question

[nestor at fuzzy-math.com]

If all you are doing  is finding  large  files, you can use the  
terminal:

find  *  -type f -size +1048576

FIND ANYTHING whose TYPE is  REGULAR FILE and whose SIZE is GREATER   
THAN 1GB

On Apr 8, 2010, at 10:11 PM, Will Loving wrote:

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> An simply, elegant and free utility called OmniDiskSweeper does a  
> great job
> of showing you the largest files on any volume. Deleting one large
> application, installer, video or audio file can make much more of a
> difference than a gazillion little html help files.
>
> http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidisksweeper/
>
> There is also an open source utility called "Monolingual" which will  
> delete
> unnecessary language resources from OS X.
>
> http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/
>
> Will
>
> Will Loving, President
> Dedication Technologies, Inc.
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>
> on 4/8/10 2:54 PM, Jeff Rutherford at jeff at jeffrutherford.com wrote:
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>>   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the  
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>> What's the best file management utility for Mac?
>>
>> I have a constant fight to delete files off my MacBook Pro so that  
>> my hard
>> drive doesn't completely fill up.
>>
>> Are there any utilities so that I can find unnecessary/junk files  
>> on my
>> machine and toss them?
>>
>> Jeff Rutherford
>> 413-475-0087
>> jeff at jeffrutherford.com
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