{"id":"freeing-space.how-do-i-find-the-biggest-folders","url":"/faq/freeing-space/how-do-i-find-the-biggest-folders","category":{"id":"freeing-space","title":"Freeing up space"},"subcategory":{"id":"whats-using-space","title":"What's Using Space (Storage Inspector)"},"question":"How do I find the biggest folders on my Mac with Storage Studio?","alt_questions":["Find large folders Mac","Drill down into a folder to see what's big","Biggest on this disk section","What is taking the most space on my Mac?","See inside my biggest folder"],"short_answer":"Open What's Using Space and use Biggest on this disk: folders are listed largest first, and you can drill into any of them to any depth. Collapse all resets the view.","answer_markdown":"Open What's Using Space and look at **Biggest on this disk**. Your largest folders are listed biggest first, and you can open any of them and keep going as deep as you like, so you land on the thing actually responsible instead of a top-level folder.\n\nFolders appear as each one finishes being measured, so the list fills in rather than making you wait. Any row can be revealed in Finder, and **Collapse all** resets the view.\n\nWhen you find something you want off your Mac, use the row's action or see [Move to fast drive](/faq/freeing-space/what-is-the-move-to-fast-drive-button).","answer_html":"

Open What's Using Space and look at Biggest on this disk. Your largest folders are listed biggest first, and you can open any of them and keep going as deep as you like, so you land on the thing actually responsible instead of a top-level folder.

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Folders appear as each one finishes being measured, so the list fills in rather than making you wait. Any row can be revealed in Finder, and Collapse all resets the view.

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When you find something you want off your Mac, use the row's action or see Move to fast drive.

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How do I find the biggest folders on my Mac with Storage Studio?

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Short answer: Open What's Using Space and use Biggest on this disk: folders are listed largest first, and you can drill into any of them to any depth. Collapse all resets the view.

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Open What's Using Space and look at Biggest on this disk. Your largest folders are listed biggest first, and you can open any of them and keep going as deep as you like, so you land on the thing actually responsible instead of a top-level folder.

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Folders appear as each one finishes being measured, so the list fills in rather than making you wait. Any row can be revealed in Finder, and Collapse all resets the view.

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When you find something you want off your Mac, use the row's action or see Move to fast drive.

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