Why am I losing space on my MacMini Hard Drive when I'm adding movies onto an external drive?

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It’s not necessarily a common issue but it can happen under certain circumstances. The most frequent one will be a setup where 3 conditions come together: your server is configured to do automatic or periodic scans (Settings > [Server Name] > Library > Scan my library automatically or Scan my library periodically) your server is configured to automatically empty its trash after every scan (Settings > [Server Name] > Library > Empty trash automatically after every scan) the drive/share with yo…

Hey there! You helped me with my last question so maybe u can help with this as well…I realized that when Im adding movies to my external hard drives I can see that they are going onto the correct HD because the memory is ticking down…but why am I also losing memory on the HD of the MacMini itself? And how do I change that? I dont want anything stored on the actual Mini itself and Im quickly running out of space! Thanks!!