Type the command shown in bold (copy/paste is best): sudo rm /private/var/vm/sleepimage. The 'sudo' command allows this protected file to be removed with the rm command. ![]() To get rid of this gluttonous file, you can use Terminal (found in your Utilities folder). The missing space can be mysterious, because the file won’t be shown by the Finder, so it’s just space that’s apparently gone missing. if your Mac has 8GB memory, an 8GB sleepimage exists, 32GB memory a 32GB sleepimage, etc. If you're looking around on your mac for places to save space, you might notice that space equivalent to the amount of memory in your Mac is suddenly missing from your boot drive e.g. For example, wasting 16+ GB of capacity on a 128GB SSD is un appealing. On laptops, space can be limited, especially if you’re using a solid state drive of modest size.
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