---
id: mac-storage-basics.how-do-i-show-free-space-at-the-bottom-of-finder-windows
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-show-free-space-at-the-bottom-of-finder-windows
category: "Mac storage basics"
subcategory: "Finder tools for finding space"
question: "How do I show how much free space is left at the bottom of Finder windows?"
alt_questions:
  - "finder status bar available space"
  - "show available space finder"
  - "how many GB free finder window"
  - "turn on status bar mac"
  - "finder bottom bar free space"
  - "see free space without opening settings"
short_answer: "Choose View → Show Status Bar in Finder. The bottom of each window then shows the item count and the space available on that folder's disk."
tags: ["finder", "free space", "status bar"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/why-does-finder-show-a-different-free-space-than-storage-settings", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-check-how-much-storage-my-mac-has-left"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I show how much free space is left at the bottom of Finder windows?

Turn on Finder's status bar: choose **View → Show Status Bar** (Command-/). Every window then shows, along the bottom, how many items are in the folder and how much space is available on the disk that folder lives on.

Open a folder on an external drive and the bar shows that drive's free space instead, which makes it a quick way to compare disks. The figure Finder shows counts space macOS can free on demand, so it can be higher than other tools report — see [why Finder and Storage settings disagree](https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/why-does-finder-show-a-different-free-space-than-storage-settings).