problems with BACKUP sizes (?) on MAC HD (help please)

[orthrus]

hi all,

i am running Parallels Desktop 8 and Windows 7 on my 2009 MBP running Mavericks. relatively recently i have noticed (i can't really remember if this was before i updated to Mavericks) that my 250 GB HD is getting filled up.

i know that 50 GB of this is dedicated to Parallels but i have move ALL my data in my documents folder over to my desktop machine and i am still seeing problems with this.

i ran WhatSize and OmniDiskSweeper and Mac Mavericks analysis are telling me that i have a 47 GB BACKUP file somewhere. it does not appear to me that i have Windows or Parallels backup options on and i am totally confused as to what may be going on. i recently installed VirtualBox and i am wondering if maybe this is the problem.

anyway, i am a relatively new mac user and a lot of this is a tad confusing for me so any help would be really welcome.

thanks in advance.

[socratis]

i am running Parallels Desktop

Are you sure you're on the right forum?

i have a 47 GB BACKUP file somewhere... i am totally confused as to what may be going on.

You should see how confused we are, since somewhere is telling us nothing of value. It's like going to the doctor and saying "I have a pain, somewhere in my body. What operation do you think I should have?".

[loukingjr]

Turn off Time Machine automatic backups, then reboot. You should have your missing space back.