Applications taking up too much space

nielsen150 Said:

"Applications taking up too much space: My application file storage isn't adding up. It says 148gb when it's definitely not taking up that much...? Any ideas to how I could fix it?"

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Thank you for the screenshot.

A Bug in the Update:

I'm looking at your screenshot, and am seeing a comma. This may be a bug...

Report this to Apple:

Do your Part: Report this to Apple. Apple may not get back to you directly, but the more feedback Apple receives on this, the more they will know what is going on, and what needs to be fixed in upcoming updates. Apple will know nothing of this, if you don't report it to them.

1. Go Here: Feedback - macOS - Apple
2. Select: "Bug Report" for the "Feedback Type"
3. Select: "User Interface" for the "Feedback Area"
4. Comment: on when this all began, and how you have troubleshot it thus far. Include the URL to this thread.
5. Proceed from there as necessary

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<<. seeing a comma. This may be a bug... >>

Not a bug, it the European decimal separator.

Grant Bennet-Alder Said:

"Not a bug, it the European decimal separator."

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Good catch.

I agree with you about seeing about looking into "Other".