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Help! 1.53TB of Purgeable Space

My SSD is acting as if it's full no matter how many files I delete or transfer off to an external drive.


When I delete or transfer something off my main SSD to an external drive, it seems to add it to my purgeable space.


In the "Storage" view in "About This Mac," my hard drive is showing 1.55TB of available space and no purgeable space.


In Disk Utility, it's showing near full.


HD Info is also showing my hard drive to be in full use, but the icon shows 1.55 TB free...


I've tried all the normal tips on deleting or clearing the purgeable storage but having no luck and the ones that had my exact problem don't seem to having any resolution.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Jun 23, 2022 6:28 PM

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Posted on Jun 23, 2022 7:00 PM

Boot into Recovery and run First Aid on the drive. Start with Volumes, then Containers, then the entire drive.

About macOS Recovery on Intel-based Mac computers - Apple Support

How to repair a Mac disk with Disk Utility - Apple Support


Also, maybe try starting in Safe Mode, then restart normally.

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