$ mdfind 'kMDItemFSSize > 200000000' | sed 's| |\\ |g' | xargs du -sch
# ^
# ~ 200MiB
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Locate big files on macOS #mdfind #find #bigfiles
find / -size +200000000c
to see file details
`
find / -size +200000000c -exec ls -lah {} ;
Read the man page.
`
man find
This helps you locate the folders with big size.
sudo du -sh * | grep -E "\dG" # here G means in GB, You can also use `M` for MBYou can start from root i.e /, just cd / and run above command.
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Reference: http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/227920/137909