manage applications storage

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manage applications storage

Hey everyone,

I have received lately my new iMac, and it is the first time I'm using this OS. So I'm discovering everyday (very similar to Linux distribution I used to play with years ago).

Even if I still have free space on my HDD, I noticed that the size all applications is around 215Gb which looks just huge. When I check the list of apps with related size I'm far away from this size of 215Gb, so I'm guessing everything is not shown.

My question: is it normal to have such huge size?

Thx :)

Nicolas

iMac 24″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Jul 29, 2022 5:06 PM

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Nicollivier Author

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Jul 29, 2022 7:01 PM in response to Barney-15E

Hey Barney

Thx for your swift reply.

It was also my understanding about app size which including all app's data.

however, having the Mac for only couple of days I did not have time to play with it a lot and therefore to accumulate a lot of data.

here is a screenshot of the storage, and as you can see I've far away from those 215Gb for app...

I'm just wondering what will happen in couple of months/years, how the storage will be...

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Barney-15E

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Jul 29, 2022 5:58 PM in response to Nicollivier

My question: is it normal to have such huge size?

How much data is associated with each app? That size includes the data you create or manage with the app.

It also includes template data, so things like Garage Band or other audio apps (I suppose), video and image manipulation filters, etc. all are included.

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