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1. iAMkenough · 1790013684 · focus · HN ↗

   Note that storage space taken up by local models is not reclaimed and remains dormant on your Mac until you're nearly out of space.

   1. rgovostes · 1790017039 · focus · HN ↗

      Philosophically, what is the difference between empty space and space that will be reclaimed when you need it?

      The storage medium tracks whether a cell or sector is overwritable. The filesystem tracks whether a block is allocated. And the OS tracks whether a cache is evictable.

      At what layer do you consider the space “claimed”?

      1. acuozzo · 1790018131 · focus · HN ↗

         > Philosophically, what is the difference between empty space and space that will be reclaimed when you need it?

         It makes large allocations fail which would have otherwise succeeded.

         "When you need it" is a state you can only enter into, AFAICT, when you approach the limit gradually, not abruptly.

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