{"id":"tuhi-assistant.can-tuhi-help-when-my-disk-is-full","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-tuhi-help-when-my-disk-is-full","category":{"id":"tuhi-assistant","title":"Tuhi, your storage assistant"},"subcategory":{"id":"what-tuhi-knows","title":"What Tuhi knows"},"question":"What does Tuhi do if my disk is full right now?","alt_questions":["My Mac is completely full ask Tuhi","I can't save files, disk full Tuhi","Tuhi emergency space","Startup disk full what does Tuhi suggest?","Out of space right now"],"short_answer":"When your disk is short on room right now, Tuhi sends you to Emergency Space, which lists the safest options first — files apps rebuild themselves — and does nothing until you choose.","answer_markdown":"If your disk is short on room right now, Tuhi sends you to **Emergency Space** rather than the routine tidy-up. Emergency Space shows what's using the disk, with the safest options first — clearing files that apps rebuild by themselves before moving anything of yours — and nothing happens until you choose.\n\nWhen space is merely getting tight, Tuhi suggests a regular **Run Tuhi** tidy-up instead. See [Where your space went](/manual/whats-using-space).","answer_html":"

If your disk is short on room right now, Tuhi sends you to Emergency Space rather than the routine tidy-up. Emergency Space shows what's using the disk, with the safest options first — clearing files that apps rebuild by themselves before moving anything of yours — and nothing happens until you choose.

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When space is merely getting tight, Tuhi suggests a regular Run Tuhi tidy-up instead. See Where your space went.

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Tuhi, your storage assistant · What Tuhi knows

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What does Tuhi do if my disk is full right now?

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Short answer: When your disk is short on room right now, Tuhi sends you to Emergency Space, which lists the safest options first — files apps rebuild themselves — and does nothing until you choose.

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If your disk is short on room right now, Tuhi sends you to Emergency Space rather than the routine tidy-up. Emergency Space shows what's using the disk, with the safest options first — clearing files that apps rebuild by themselves before moving anything of yours — and nothing happens until you choose.

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When space is merely getting tight, Tuhi suggests a regular Run Tuhi tidy-up instead. See Where your space went.

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