How to Check Storage on MacBook: Get Info on Hard Drive Icon
To check the available storage on your MacBook using your hard drive icon, follow these steps:
On your MacBook’s desktop, right-click (or control-click) on the hard drive’s icon. Click Get Info. In the pop-up window, the Available line lists how much storage your MacBook has.
How to Check MacBook Storage: About This Mac
You can also check the storage on your MacBook from the built-in About This Mac tool by following these steps:
Click the Apple menu. Click About This Mac. In the pop-up window, click the Storage tab. Hover your mouse over the blank section of the bar chart, or look at the text above, to find your available storage. Yeah, “Other” is a vague category name. Here’s what the mysterious category called “Other” means for the Mac’s storage.
How to Check MacBook Storage: Finder Status Bar
Want to be able to check your MacBook storage all the time, without needing to do anything? You can, by changing one small setting in the Finder. Here’s what to do:
Open a new Finder window. Click the View menu at the top of the screen. Click Show Status Bar. At the bottom of the Finder window, the status bar appears, listing how much available storage space you have.
How to Check MacBook Storage: Disk Utility
Every MacBook comes with a program called Disk Utility pre-installed. Disk Utility is a tool for fixing problems with your hard drive, erasing and reformatting the hard drive for major software troubleshooting, and when you’re going to sell your MacBook, and more. It can also help you check your MacBook storage. Here’s what to do:
Open Disk Utility. There are lots of ways to do this, including: Find it in the Utilities folder and double click it; open the Spotlight bar, type Disk Utility and hit Enter. In the main Disk Utility window, you can find your available storage in the Available section towards the bottom or in the bar chart at the top.
