I cannot figure out why so much space is being used by systems. I have deleted photos, music, etc. Restarted in safe mode, deleted Safari cache. Still taking up huge amount of space. Can I safely delete computer cache? I'm nervous. Any other ideas?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.14
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In this case, rebuilding the Spotlight Index may reduce the amount of "System" space being used on your notebook.
Do you use Time Machine on your notebook for backups? If so, are these backups going to an externally attached drive or to a network drive, like the Time Capsule? Regardless, if you are using Time Machine and the backup drive is not available, it will create local Time Machine snapshots on your notebook. These would contribute to the System space used and why I mentioned it.
Thank you for your response. I am a very novice user and I am unsure what I will be deleting if I purge. What will rebuilding Spotlight index do? I have moved things to iCloud and I have followed all directions about how to free up space. Deleted all duplicate pictures, moved them to iCloud, deleted documents and downloads.... it didn't seem to make a difference. Why is the system usage so large?
Thank you
Hello, Yes I just backed up using Time Machine on to a passport external storage. I will look into rebuilding Spotlight index.
Thank you,
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I figured it out... finally opened up enough space to get Daisydisk. I had Rakuten add-on on Safari. It had stored massive amounts of info. Deleted it and how I have 432gb free space!!!
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Great work! ... and thanks for providing your solution. I'm sure it will help others who may come across the same situation.
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