{"id":"freeing-space.why-doesnt-it-show-each-snapshots-size","url":"/faq/freeing-space/why-doesnt-it-show-each-snapshots-size","category":{"id":"freeing-space","title":"Freeing up space"},"subcategory":{"id":"snapshots-held-space","title":"Local snapshots and held space"},"question":"Why doesn't Storage Studio show how big each snapshot is?","alt_questions":["Snapshot sizes missing","Per-snapshot size Mac","Only one total for snapshots","Snapshot size not shown"],"short_answer":"macOS reports only one combined size for all local snapshots, not per snapshot. Storage Studio shows that total honestly rather than inventing a split.","answer_markdown":"Because macOS doesn't report one. It gives a single combined figure for all local snapshots and no size for any individual snapshot. Storage Studio shows that combined total and says so, rather than dividing it up and presenting made-up numbers per snapshot.\n\nWhat it can tell you for each snapshot is its age, when it was created, why it exists and what can be done about it. To free a specific amount regardless, use [Custom reclaim](/faq/freeing-space/what-is-custom-reclaim).","answer_html":"

Because macOS doesn't report one. It gives a single combined figure for all local snapshots and no size for any individual snapshot. Storage Studio shows that combined total and says so, rather than dividing it up and presenting made-up numbers per snapshot.

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What it can tell you for each snapshot is its age, when it was created, why it exists and what can be done about it. To free a specific amount regardless, use Custom reclaim.

","answer_text":"Because macOS doesn't report one. It gives a single combined figure for all local snapshots and no size for any individual snapshot. Storage Studio shows that combined total and says so, rather than dividing it up and presenting made-up numbers per snapshot.\n\nWhat it can tell you for each snapshot is its age, when it was created, why it exists and what can be done about it. To free a specific amount regardless, use Custom reclaim.","tags":["local snapshots","sizes","honesty"],"related":[{"id":"freeing-space.what-do-snapshot-labels-in-whats-using-space-mean","question":"What do \"Required by macOS\" and \"Your Mac can clear this by itself\" mean under Space held by backups?","url":"/faq/freeing-space/what-do-snapshot-labels-in-whats-using-space-mean"},{"id":"freeing-space.what-is-custom-reclaim","question":"How do I free a specific amount of space from snapshots before a macOS update?","url":"/faq/freeing-space/what-is-custom-reclaim"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Why doesn't Storage Studio show how big each snapshot is? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"macOS reports only one combined size for all local snapshots, not per snapshot. Storage Studio shows that total honestly rather than inventing a split.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Freeing up space","path":"/faq/freeing-space/"},{"name":"Why doesn't Storage Studio show how big each snapshot is?","path":"/faq/freeing-space/why-doesnt-it-show-each-snapshots-size"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/why-doesnt-it-show-each-snapshots-size","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why doesn't Storage Studio show how big each snapshot is?","alternateName":["Snapshot sizes missing","Per-snapshot size Mac","Only one total for snapshots","Snapshot size not shown"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Because macOS doesn't report one. It gives a single combined figure for all local snapshots and no size for any individual snapshot. Storage Studio shows that combined total and says so, rather than dividing it up and presenting made-up numbers per snapshot.\n\nWhat it can tell you for each snapshot is its age, when it was created, why it exists and what can be done about it. To free a specific amount regardless, use Custom reclaim.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/why-doesnt-it-show-each-snapshots-size"}}]},"fragment":"
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Freeing up space · Local snapshots and held space

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Why doesn't Storage Studio show how big each snapshot is?

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Short answer: macOS reports only one combined size for all local snapshots, not per snapshot. Storage Studio shows that total honestly rather than inventing a split.

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Because macOS doesn't report one. It gives a single combined figure for all local snapshots and no size for any individual snapshot. Storage Studio shows that combined total and says so, rather than dividing it up and presenting made-up numbers per snapshot.

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What it can tell you for each snapshot is its age, when it was created, why it exists and what can be done about it. To free a specific amount regardless, use Custom reclaim.

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