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Large amount of System Data being used.

833.3 GB of 1TB.

How do I fix this?

Looks like a memory leak to me....


Mac Pro, macOS 11.6

Posted on Sep 21, 2023 7:07 PM

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Posted on Sep 21, 2023 9:54 PM

KSPSVIDEO Said:

"Large amount of System Data being used.: Thank you. It wound up being time machine issue. I had to get rid of my time machine drive restart the machine, then point Time Machine at the time machine drive again, then things became available."

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You are welcome!


Excellent job troubleshooting!

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Sep 21, 2023 9:54 PM in response to KSPSVIDEO

KSPSVIDEO Said:

"Large amount of System Data being used.: Thank you. It wound up being time machine issue. I had to get rid of my time machine drive restart the machine, then point Time Machine at the time machine drive again, then things became available."

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You are welcome!


Excellent job troubleshooting!

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