How to clear up Other storage?
What's the best way to clear up Other storage on a Macbook Pro?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15
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What's the best way to clear up Other storage on a Macbook Pro?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15
• How iOS and macOS report storage capacity - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201402
• Find and delete files on your Mac - Apple Support (toggle macOS 10.13/10.14/10.15/11.x via sub-menu)
• See used and available storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/see-available-storage-space-syspf9b375b9/mac
• Move your Photos library ~ to save space on your Mac - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201517
• How iOS and macOS report storage capacity - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201402
• Find and delete files on your Mac - Apple Support (toggle macOS 10.13/10.14/10.15/11.x via sub-menu)
• See used and available storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/see-available-storage-space-syspf9b375b9/mac
• Move your Photos library ~ to save space on your Mac - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201517
The official link to article on how to handle..
How to free up storage space on your Mac
..is already on same page as this topic thread.
There is no bin specific to 'an accumulation of items' to empty.
What you see all together, are many items across all your Mac files.
There are automatic & also very manual methods to handle these.
The topic of "Other" appears across several years of macOS and
many similar yet slightly different ideas have evolved over time.
Good luck & happy trails!
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Hi ljcorby,
Ensure that the Trash is empty, then take a look at this User Tip to see if any space can be freed: What is “Other” storage on a Mac, and how… - Apple Community
How to clear up Other storage?