External drives · Checking your drive

How can I see how much of my data lives on the fast drive?

Short answer: Ask Tuhi "what did I move to the fast drive?", or check Storage Charts for the amount on the drive now, the Apps window's Moved and Offloaded tabs, and Storage Inspector for relocated folders.

Ask Tuhi "what did I move to the fast drive?" for a plain-English list of moved apps and folders and where each came from. You can also look in:

  • Storage Charts — how much of your data is on the fast drive instead of your Mac, and the trend over time.
  • Apps window → Moved / Offloaded — apps on the drive.
  • Storage Inspector — relocated folders, each with a way to move it back.

The figure is a measurement of what's on the drive right now, not a running total: it goes down when you move something back.

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