Disk space occupied by OTHERS and unable to clear them.

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Disk space occupied by OTHERS and unable to clear them.

I have huge space occupied by "Other" Category. Files that I deleted are still in the system that has no address to access but occupies the disk space. How to clear them?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Aug 12, 2021 9:30 PM

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PRP_53

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Aug 13, 2021 2:05 AM in response to Pahichan

See used and available storage space on your Mac

And Apples Final word on Managing the " Other " category

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.