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What is "other storage" on my MacBook Pro?

and how do I delete it and avoid it filling up ever again?? ive run into this issue on my iPhone and Mac Pro now where there's over 200GB of data that I can not locate nor delete.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Aug 17, 2021 2:20 PM

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Posted on Aug 17, 2021 6:58 PM

Hi Jamielynnphoto,

Welcome to the Apple Community, where some of us do our best to help each other.


There are interesting discussion threads on this topic:


This thread (link below) seems to give good advice,

and has links to useful "How to" articles from Apple Support.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252652178


There is another discussion thread with some great info: too.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252753257


BTW: I understand "other" storage on iPhone is quite a different matter.


Hope this helps :)

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Aug 17, 2021 6:58 PM in response to Jamielynnphoto

Hi Jamielynnphoto,

Welcome to the Apple Community, where some of us do our best to help each other.


There are interesting discussion threads on this topic:


This thread (link below) seems to give good advice,

and has links to useful "How to" articles from Apple Support.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252652178


There is another discussion thread with some great info: too.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252753257


BTW: I understand "other" storage on iPhone is quite a different matter.


Hope this helps :)

What is "other storage" on my MacBook Pro?

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