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Mac system data growing to over 500GB!

I recently moved lots of large files from my macbook to an external drive. AS I was doing this, I could see my system data was growing to over 500GB! I've done most of the cleaning up I can do up until this point. Cleared cache, look for large files, updated my OS, etc. Something is weird here. Please let me know what else I can do.

Macbook pro, 2021, Ventura 13.1

MacBook Pro 14″

Posted on Jan 5, 2023 4:32 PM

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Jan 8, 2023 1:45 PM in response to LauraGlz1921

Hello LauraGlz1921,


We believe the following article can help you resolve the storage issue you're currently experiencing on your Mac. It will help you check more niche areas of your storage to resolve this behavior: Free up storage space on your Mac


You'll find some helpful tips specific to macOS Ventura here. In addition, be sure your external storage device is connected and ejected correctly to reduce any potential issues: Connect and use other storage devices with Mac


Cheers!

Mac system data growing to over 500GB!

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