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"Other" section in the Storage Management is consuming a huge amount of storage

Hi, my Macbook Pro (2019, 250GB, Catalina) prompted that my storage is almost full.

I checked in the Storage Management and found that the "Other" section is consuming approximately 90GB of my storage. I wonder if there is any method to check what files are under that category so that I could decide which one I want to remove.


I have tried searching in the other posts and forums and so far only found the information about clearing cache, which I believe that it should not take up to 90GB. Are there any other things I should look for?


Thank you in advance!

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 24, 2020 12:54 AM

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Posted on Apr 24, 2020 6:23 AM


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/



Try something like OmniDiskSweeper for a GUI to get a good look at itemized file size and location:

OmniDiskSweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/more



Or alternatively from the Terminal.app, more detail copy and paste the command line:


File size, and finding missing GB— list the items in the home folder with the sizes, including invisible items.

sudo du -h -d 1 ~/


File size, and finding missing GB —will list the items in root with the sizes, including invisible items.

sudo du -h -d 1 /


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Apr 24, 2020 6:23 AM in response to Waris_


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/



Try something like OmniDiskSweeper for a GUI to get a good look at itemized file size and location:

OmniDiskSweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/more



Or alternatively from the Terminal.app, more detail copy and paste the command line:


File size, and finding missing GB— list the items in the home folder with the sizes, including invisible items.

sudo du -h -d 1 ~/


File size, and finding missing GB —will list the items in root with the sizes, including invisible items.

sudo du -h -d 1 /


Apr 24, 2020 7:03 AM in response to leroydouglas

Thank you.

This help me find out where those 90GB are from. I have read all of them. What works for me is when I downloaded OmniDiskSweeper and it shows me many hidden large files in the library, which I couldn't see in finder at the first time.

What still made me hesitate is that I found another amount that takes up about 30GB in "/private/var/folders/_5/(long random alphabet name)/C/" and I am not sure if it is safe to mess with the files in there.

Could you suggest me if I should do something or leave it like that please?

"Other" section in the Storage Management is consuming a huge amount of storage

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