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HELP System files consuming 80% of computer storage

How can I clean up my MacBook Pro's system storage? It's consuming 88gb and is so full I'm unable to download storage updates. Everything else has been "managed" with the options available but this needs to be resolved!

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 8, 2020 1:02 AM

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Posted on Oct 8, 2020 1:22 AM

Have you tried these measures? How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

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Oct 8, 2020 4:33 AM in response to Gharry390

I think we can figure it out if you can submit an etrecheck report...


EtreCheck is a FREE simple little diagnostic tool to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac. It will not display any personal info.

https://www.etrecheck.com/


Pastebin is a good place to paste the whole report if you capture the URL while there…

https://pastebin.com/

Whew, they've changed pastebin & made it harder, but after pasting in, click Create new paste button, then Embed button, then copy the URL...

<script src="https://pastebin.com/embed_js/KuvnghqA"></script>


The important part is...


https://pastebin.com/embed_js/KuvnghqA


Workable but harder for me to work with...the Note tool on the bottom of this editor's toolbar, as shown in the image, to copy and paste the output from EtreCheck. In a Reply before you click post, look for this to add longer texts...

HELP System files consuming 80% of computer storage

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