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Originally Posted by Kickaha
If you were checking the disk space in the Finder, keep in mind it does *not* always show an immediate update of the free space, particularly when you remove the files at the command line. After some Great CLI Purge, I always go back in the Finder and click on the drive in the sidebar - this boots the Finder in the head to update the value at the bottom of the window.
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Yup. The Finder can definitely be finicky like that.
Alternatively, while you're in the CLI after the Great Purge, fire off a "df -h" to get an always up-to-date view of your disk usage.