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I have a new 2017 MacBook Air with 128 GB running Mojave OS. I am getting notifications that the storage is almost full. Disk Utility shows Macintosh HD with 21 GB used, 94 GB other volumes, and 5 GB free. I have installed very few apps and have no documents, photos, or videos stored on the laptop. Activity Monitor does not show anything using an excessive amount of memory. What is on the other volumes? How do I free up storage space?
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Are you referring to the Storage graphic in About This Mac, if so it is notoriously unreliable.
The problem might be that the Spotlight index has been corrupted and needs to be re indexed.
Read this article, How to rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac – Apple Support
Having followed the procedure in the article to test if Spotlight is indexing,
click on the Spotlight icon in the menubar and type in a word or name of a file or folder that
exists on your mac, if Spotlight is indexing there should be a progress bar under the word you typed.
Tell us how you get on, as there are other things to try.
Are you referring to the Storage graphic in About This Mac, if so it is notoriously unreliable.
The problem might be that the Spotlight index has been corrupted and needs to be re indexed.
Read this article, How to rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac – Apple Support
Having followed the procedure in the article to test if Spotlight is indexing,
click on the Spotlight icon in the menubar and type in a word or name of a file or folder that
exists on your mac, if Spotlight is indexing there should be a progress bar under the word you typed.
Tell us how you get on, as there are other things to try.
SilentScream50 wrote:
I have a new 2017 MacBook Air with 128 GB running Mojave OS. I am getting notifications that the storage is almost full. Disk Utility shows Macintosh HD with 21 GB used, 94 GB other volumes, and 5 GB free. I have installed very few apps and have no documents, photos, or videos stored on the laptop. Activity Monitor does not show anything using an excessive amount of memory. What is on the other volumes? How do I free up storage space?
How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206996
User tip: "Other and What Can I Do About It ?"
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142
ref: https://eclecticlight.co/2020/04/09/where-did-all-that-free-space-go-on-my-apfs-disk/
I realize that. I purchased it for my son so he could do his schoolwork from home while the schools are closed during the COVID-19 crisis. This is the only Apple laptop that was available for purchase in my area. I'm trying to work with what I've got.
128 GB is not enough for modern computers if you want to install any apps.
Thanks! No matter what file, folder, or disk I choose to index with Spotlight, I get an error message that says, "The item could not be added or removed because of an unknown error."
Thanks. I have already used the Storage Management tool to optimize the storage. I still only have 5 GB of free space. After purchasing, I only installed one app.
Have you followed the instructions to the letter, can you show us a screenshot of what is happening.
Do not add files or folders into the privacy panel you need to add, and then remove Macintosh HD.
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