A2L1 wrote: > Ok, > Here is what I am primarily aiming at. My internal drive as it is shown > on the desktop,labeled OSX 10.4 has a capacity of 74.41 gigs according > to snip------- t shouldnt be a factor. I am trying to get back the 12.4 gigs that > seem to have vanished into the air and wondering about the 6 gig > difference from the stated size of the drive to the stated get info > drive size. I am aware or the formatting "loss" but I would think 6 gigs > for formatting is excessive. Anyway that is my peeve, where is the 6 gig > difference and what happened to the 12 gigs from the folder totals to > the free space? I am looking at anywhere from 12 to 18 gigs that I cant > account for and cant seem to find any information about. Does anyone > have any ideas, suggestions? a little behind on some of my mail. This still appears to be unanswered. Have you allowed for cache and swap files?