A file previously deleted is still taking up space

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A file previously deleted is still taking up space

A game (Paladins) i used to have dowloaded is still taking up 15GB of space. it doesnt appear in; Trash, spotlight search or applications folder. However it does appear when i go to 'About this mac'->'Storage'->'Manage'->'Applications'

its the fist one in the applications section as it is the largest file, you cant click delete on this file the button is greyed out. what can i do to get rid of this and claim back that 15GB of space? thanks

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on May 22, 2019 11:01 PM

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Kappy

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May 23, 2019 12:24 PM in response to shaq19

Then it is in an APFS snapshot. You can't delete it unless you delete the snapshot. The good news is the snapshot will release storage space as needed without you having to do a thing. So, don't worry about it.

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