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The flash drive on my MacBook has 121 GB capacity. "Other" which is greyed out where you manage storage is 61.45GB which is more 50%. How does oe clean this up to free space?

The flash drive on my MacBook has 121 GB capacity. "Other" which is greyed out where you manage storage is 61.45GB which is more 50%. How does oe clean this up to free space?


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Posted on Feb 16, 2022 5:04 AM

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Posted on Feb 16, 2022 9:12 AM

DRHN wrote:

The flash drive on my MacBook has 121 GB capacity. "Other" which is greyed out where you manage storage is 61.45GB which is more 50%. How does oe clean this up to free space?


Empty your Trash — Delete files and folders on Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/delete-files-and-folders-on-mac-mchlp1093/mac


How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

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


See used and available storage space on your Mac

https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/see-available-storage-space-syspf9b375b9/10.14/mac/10.15


User tip: "Other and What Can I Do About It ?"

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142


Try something like OmniDiskSweeper for a GUI to get a good look at itemized file size and location:

OmniDiskSweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/more


Thin local snapshots :

ref: https://eclecticlight.co/2020/04/09/where-did-all-that-free-space-go-on-my-apfs-disk/


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Feb 16, 2022 9:12 AM in response to DRHN

DRHN wrote:

The flash drive on my MacBook has 121 GB capacity. "Other" which is greyed out where you manage storage is 61.45GB which is more 50%. How does oe clean this up to free space?


Empty your Trash — Delete files and folders on Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/delete-files-and-folders-on-mac-mchlp1093/mac


How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

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


See used and available storage space on your Mac

https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/see-available-storage-space-syspf9b375b9/10.14/mac/10.15


User tip: "Other and What Can I Do About It ?"

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142


Try something like OmniDiskSweeper for a GUI to get a good look at itemized file size and location:

OmniDiskSweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/more


Thin local snapshots :

ref: https://eclecticlight.co/2020/04/09/where-did-all-that-free-space-go-on-my-apfs-disk/


The flash drive on my MacBook has 121 GB capacity. "Other" which is greyed out where you manage storage is 61.45GB which is more 50%. How does oe clean this up to free space?

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