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Storage

How to get rid of the other storage on MacOS? Like it has taken up almost 54GB out of my 251 GB SSD😡!!!!


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jun 11, 2021 3:11 AM

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Posted on Jun 11, 2021 4:54 AM

See used and available storage space on your Mac


Notation from the linked Support Page above


  • Other: Contains files that don’t fall into the categories listed here. This category primarily includes files and data used by the system, such as log files, caches, VM files, and other runtime system resources. Also included are temporary files, fonts, app support files, and plug-ins. You can't manage the contents of this category. The contents are managed by macOS, and the category varies in size depending on the current state of your Mac.




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Jun 11, 2021 4:54 AM in response to nishantmishra2004

See used and available storage space on your Mac


Notation from the linked Support Page above


  • Other: Contains files that don’t fall into the categories listed here. This category primarily includes files and data used by the system, such as log files, caches, VM files, and other runtime system resources. Also included are temporary files, fonts, app support files, and plug-ins. You can't manage the contents of this category. The contents are managed by macOS, and the category varies in size depending on the current state of your Mac.




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