MacBook Pro System Data is using over 800GB of Storage - How to Resolve? My macOS is 15.7.2. I haven't updated to macOS Tahoe 26.1 yet, waiting to verify all my work software will still work. Could my holding off possibly be taking up space?
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.7
mudbudec2 wrote:
MacBook Pro System Data is using over 800GB of Storage - How to Resolve? My macOS is 15.7.2. I haven't updated to macOS Tahoe 26.1 yet, waiting to verify all my work software will still work. Could my holding off possibly be taking up space?
In addition to Old Toad's suggestions, see this excellent article on how to resolve excessive "System Data:"
How to free up ‘System Data’ and other st… - Apple Community
The System Data used to be called Other in earlier systems. This post explains what's involved: What makes up System Data?
One of the thing you can do to free us some space if you're running Time Machine is the following in Disk Utility:
MacBook Pro System Data is using over 800GB of Storage - How to Resolve?
