"Other" Storage exploded from 6 GB to 30 GB (and counting) overnight!

I factory reseted my MacBook Air 2017, so far on downloading Xcode I have observed my other storage has been continuously increasing by 10-100 MB each time I check the storage of my MacBook, earlier Other storage was around 6 GB and overnight it is 30 GB!

The Other storage is still increasing as I am typing and I am very frustrated with the scheme of things....

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 7:18 PM

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