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Storage issues

Does anyone else have a huge amount of storage capacity being used by the "Other" file that is greyed out so cannot be accessed?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jul 26, 2021 6:52 AM

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Posted on Jul 26, 2021 7:05 AM

Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac as the About this Mac Storage Management is sometimes Off.


and the Final Word from Apple 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.




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Jul 26, 2021 7:05 AM in response to jegtaz

Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac as the About this Mac Storage Management is sometimes Off.


and the Final Word from Apple 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.




Storage issues

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