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My system has taken lot of space . how will I empty it

Dear Team


My disc space is full. when i checked on managing the storage , its showing that System has been used more space. How will I empty the space of system. Kindly help

thanks and regards

chinto jOse Mathew

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 11, 2021 9:45 PM

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Posted on Jun 12, 2021 1:55 AM

Try rebuilding Spot light reindexing. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716


A user has no control over “Other” category of storage.

  • Other: Contains files that don’t fall into the categories listed here. This category primarily includes files and data used by the system, such as log files, caches, VM files, and other runtime system resources. Also included are temporary files, fonts, app support files, and plug-ins. You can't manage the contents of this category. The contents are managed by macOS, and the category varies in size depending on the current state of your Mac.

       https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/see-available-storage-space-syspf9b375b9/11.0/mac/11


What a user can do?


   1.  Delete files

       https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/find-and-delete-files-syspf5a64aa6/11.0/mac/11.0

  2.  Optimize storage

       Click the “Manage”button. Wait until Green “Completed” button appears.

       https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/optimize-storage-space-sysp4ee93ca4/11.0/mac/11.0 


 3.  How to free up storage space on your Mac

      Try all steps posted in this article

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

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Jun 12, 2021 1:55 AM in response to chintojosemathew

Try rebuilding Spot light reindexing. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716


A user has no control over “Other” category of storage.

  • Other: Contains files that don’t fall into the categories listed here. This category primarily includes files and data used by the system, such as log files, caches, VM files, and other runtime system resources. Also included are temporary files, fonts, app support files, and plug-ins. You can't manage the contents of this category. The contents are managed by macOS, and the category varies in size depending on the current state of your Mac.

       https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/see-available-storage-space-syspf9b375b9/11.0/mac/11


What a user can do?


   1.  Delete files

       https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/find-and-delete-files-syspf5a64aa6/11.0/mac/11.0

  2.  Optimize storage

       Click the “Manage”button. Wait until Green “Completed” button appears.

       https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/optimize-storage-space-sysp4ee93ca4/11.0/mac/11.0 


 3.  How to free up storage space on your Mac

      Try all steps posted in this article

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

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