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System data disproportionally high

Hello, system data taking up large amount of memory 81 GB.

How can I reduce?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.4

Posted on May 22, 2022 7:21 AM

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May 22, 2022 7:46 AM in response to jofromyork

Start by Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac This can take some time and depends on the amount of Data on this drive.

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The final word from Apple on Managing the " Other/ System Data “ Category

Other / System Data: 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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