Clean Up macOS 10.9 Mavericks for Free
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Find and Clean Up Manually from Garbage your macOS 10.9 Mavericks for FREE.
The Process Make Use of an Amazing Command Line Tool for Unix-like Systems: NCurses Disk Usage.
The ncdu Installation macOS Require the MacPorts and so also an XCode working Installation.
After Execution this Tool will Show Up a Directory List Ordered by Disk Usage Size that will Make your Garbage Collection a Summer Breeze ;)
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Install MacPorts(Require Xcode) or HomeBrew.
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How to Install MacPorts on Mac 10.9 Mavericks
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If Not Xcode the Simply Install HomeBrew for macOS.
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Open Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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Installing NCurses Disk Usage.
by MacPorts:
sudo port install ncdu
by HomeBrew:
sudo brew install ncdu
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NCurses Disk Usage Collection.
ncdu /
You can also specify another Target Directory instead of root, but best to disconnect unworthy Disks before Collection…
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After Navigate into Directories to Find Trashes.
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Move Up-Down by Arrow Key
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Drill Up-Down by Enter Key (To Drill Up select the Top “../” Choice)
Take Note of the Garbages Directories Locations…
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Instructions on Cleaning Up Space.
- Be Sure that the Target is truly Garbage.
- Triple-Check your Command before Execution!
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Deleting the Garbage.
For Directories:
rm -rf /[path/2]/myGarbageDir/
For Files:
rm /[path/2]/myGarbageFile
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