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Other storage macbook

Can someone help me to reduce "Other" storage on my hard drive? I've spent the last week looking up recommendations on line and have cleaned up some but not near what I want. I started with 350 GB and now down to 216 GB but can't figure out what's taking up the storage space. Please note I've done the download, backups, dmg, pdf, application support and cache reductions among others. When I Get Info on the HD, it shows 395 GB in use but when I Get info on the four folders in HD, it only totals 136 GB. Can anyone tell me where the other 260 GB is located? My OS is Big Sur.


Posted on Mar 20, 2021 10:23 AM

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Posted on Mar 20, 2021 10:31 AM

leeltd wrote:

Can someone help me to reduce "Other" storage on my hard drive? I've spent the last week looking up recommendations on line and have cleaned up some but not near what I want. I started with 350 GB and now down to 216 GB but can't figure out what's taking up the storage space. Please note I've done the download, backups, dmg, pdf, application support and cache reductions among others. When I Get Info on the HD, it shows 395 GB in use but when I Get info on the four folders in HD, it only totals 136 GB. Can anyone tell me where the other 260 GB is located? My OS is Big Sur.



https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/76b10a4b-f000-4649-a793-dedfbad76974



Empty your Trash — Delete files and folders on Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/delete-files-and-folders-on-mac-mchlp1093/mac


How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206996


See used and available storage space on your Mac

https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/see-available-storage-space-syspf9b375b9/10.14/mac/10.15


User tip: "Other and What Can I Do About It ?"

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142


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

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


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Mar 20, 2021 10:31 AM in response to leeltd

leeltd wrote:

Can someone help me to reduce "Other" storage on my hard drive? I've spent the last week looking up recommendations on line and have cleaned up some but not near what I want. I started with 350 GB and now down to 216 GB but can't figure out what's taking up the storage space. Please note I've done the download, backups, dmg, pdf, application support and cache reductions among others. When I Get Info on the HD, it shows 395 GB in use but when I Get info on the four folders in HD, it only totals 136 GB. Can anyone tell me where the other 260 GB is located? My OS is Big Sur.



https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/76b10a4b-f000-4649-a793-dedfbad76974



Empty your Trash — Delete files and folders on Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/delete-files-and-folders-on-mac-mchlp1093/mac


How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206996


See used and available storage space on your Mac

https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/see-available-storage-space-syspf9b375b9/10.14/mac/10.15


User tip: "Other and What Can I Do About It ?"

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142


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

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


Mar 21, 2021 6:10 AM in response to leroydouglas

Just giving an update. I had already tried everything on leroydouglas reply before I posted with the exception of a third party software. Which I was willing to try until this morning. Since I submitted my original post yesterday, the only thing I did was check the news and watched a couple videos on my MacBook. When I checked my storage this morning, Other had gone down from 216 GB down to 158 GB. I have no idea why but will monitor and see if it keeps going down further.

Other storage macbook

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