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how to clear up the storage

mine is taking up to 49 gb on storage and 20 gb on others. how to reduce them?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Aug 29, 2022 8:59 PM

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Posted on Aug 29, 2022 11:42 PM

In short, you don't. The OS manages the 'Other' category.


Read this:


See used and available storage space on your Mac - Apple Support (CA)


and note the following:


Other: 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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Aug 29, 2022 11:42 PM in response to wir193

In short, you don't. The OS manages the 'Other' category.


Read this:


See used and available storage space on your Mac - Apple Support (CA)


and note the following:


Other: 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.



Aug 30, 2022 6:38 AM in response to wir193

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