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User profile for user: tiagorocha
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Not enough space, but Finder says otherwise

This is a very frustrating thing for me and I hope someone can give me a hand here.

Main disk: 1TB

Backup disk 1.5TB

I create backups using CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner), but it keeps saying the destination is full (1.5TB). How is that possible if I'm creating a clone of my main disk which is only 1TB?


Also, when I go to my backup disk using Finder and I calculate all folders' sizes, it goes up to around 1TB or so, not 1.5TB. Even the free space on that main disk is 40GB, so I'm not even using its full capacity of 1TB.


When going to Disk Utility, I get the same issue which is, it says I only have a few MB free. Where the heck are the extra 500GB?


Even if CCC creates snapshots (which are not even showing on my snapshots list), I don't think it would use 500GB.


Can anyone clarify what's causing this?


Here are some images:





MacBook Pro 13″

Posted on Aug 30, 2023 1:50 PM

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User profile for user: PRP_53
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Posted on Aug 31, 2023 7:31 AM

Notation - If the user is using a cloning software like Carbon Copy Cloner - and https://bombich.com/kb/ccc6/automated-maintenance-ccc-safetynet-folder suggest tweaking the Safety Net Feature in this software. It may be making additional Snap Shots that are not being Cloned to the Eternal Drive. If this should be the case, these Snap Shot could be using additional space on the drive 


Your " CCC_SafetyNet " folder is showing 290.75 GB

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Aug 31, 2023 7:31 AM in response to tiagorocha

Notation - If the user is using a cloning software like Carbon Copy Cloner - and https://bombich.com/kb/ccc6/automated-maintenance-ccc-safetynet-folder suggest tweaking the Safety Net Feature in this software. It may be making additional Snap Shots that are not being Cloned to the Eternal Drive. If this should be the case, these Snap Shot could be using additional space on the drive 


Your " CCC_SafetyNet " folder is showing 290.75 GB

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Not enough space, but Finder says otherwise

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