{"id":"freeing-space.is-storage-inspector-the-same-as-whats-using-space","url":"/faq/freeing-space/is-storage-inspector-the-same-as-whats-using-space","category":{"id":"freeing-space","title":"Freeing up space"},"subcategory":{"id":"whats-using-space","title":"What's Using Space (Storage Inspector)"},"question":"Is the Storage Inspector the same as What's Using Space?","alt_questions":["Storage Inspector vs What's Using Space","Where is the Storage Inspector?","Two names for the same window?","Storage Inspector button in popover","What's Using Space or Storage Inspector"],"short_answer":"Yes. It's the same window: the menus call it What's Using Space and the popover button calls it Storage Inspector. Open it from either, or from the Home screen tile.","answer_markdown":"Yes — it's one window with two names. The menus use the plainer name, **What's Using Space**, and some screens and the popover's blue button call it the **Storage Inspector**.\n\nYou can open it from:\n\n- the **Storage Inspector** button in the menu bar popover,\n- **More menu ••• → What's Using Space…**,\n- the **What's Using Space** tile on the Home screen.\n\nSee [What is What's Using Space?](/faq/freeing-space/what-is-whats-using-space)","answer_html":"

Yes — it's one window with two names. The menus use the plainer name, What's Using Space, and some screens and the popover's blue button call it the Storage Inspector.

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Freeing up space · What's Using Space (Storage Inspector)

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Is the Storage Inspector the same as What's Using Space?

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Short answer: Yes. It's the same window: the menus call it What's Using Space and the popover button calls it Storage Inspector. Open it from either, or from the Home screen tile.

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Yes — it's one window with two names. The menus use the plainer name, What's Using Space, and some screens and the popover's blue button call it the Storage Inspector.

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You can open it from:

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  • the Storage Inspector button in the menu bar popover,
  • More menu ••• → What's Using Space…,
  • the What's Using Space tile on the Home screen.
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See What is What's Using Space?

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