60 GB 'system data' after migrating to a new mac

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60 GB 'system data' after migrating to a new mac

I just got a new mac. I transferred about 140 GB of data from my 2013 macbook pro retina display to a 2021 macbook air. My 140 GB made it, but there is now 60 GB of 'system data'. in addition to that I tried deleting the time machine backups but that didn't work... will this automatically clean up over the next couple of months or is there something else I need to do?? Very irritating to see that mystery system data taking up so much space. This wasn't on my old mac.

Thanks!

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Feb 6, 2022 2:02 PM

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Feb 7, 2022 11:56 AM in response to Laura886

Hello there Laura886,

I understand you're looking for more information regarding the System Data on your Mac, so let's see if the following information is helpful.

As you recently transferred information to your new MacBook Air, did you check the System Data prior to see if there were any concerns with the system data? If you didn't, no worries but that may provide more insight as to what could be occurring if it was high before.

With the System Data that you see, this can include files and folders that aren't allocated to a different category so this could be related to what is occurring. Let's check the recommendations to optimize the Mac storage to see what is reported under the section "Reduce Clutter" as this could show files that are large that may not be allocated appropriately to a category. For assistance with this, check out the following resource:

Free up storage space on your Mac

If that doesn't provide any insight as to what is occurring, Contact Apple Support directly to look into this in detail.

Have a great day!

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60 GB 'system data' after migrating to a new mac

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