[SOLVED] Hard Drive full after deleting files on 2014 MacBook Pro ?

[WeirdoWithaCello]

My mom has a 2014 Mac Book Pro, currently running High Sierra 10.13.6 with a 250 GB HDD. We're trying to clear some space, which was at around 244 GB used. So far, we've 'removed' about 100 GB of files (iTunes library, mostly). However, the used space is still at around 244 GB. We tried using OmniDiskSweeper to account for all that space. However, it only shows 57.1 GB of files. I'm at my wit's end for how to account for the remaining data ?

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Have you looked in "Trash" ?

That's where deleted files go in case you want to retrieve them, consequently they still occupy space on the drive.

 

[WeirdoWithaCello]

Have you looked in "Trash" ?

That's where deleted files go in case you want to retrieve them, consequently they still occupy space on the drive.

We emptied trash.

 

[spinningstill]

They could be in the library. I tend to sort by size once in there. It will show you where the larger files are.

 

[LordVile]

Have you restarted it? Could be a software bug