says app is there in storage but it isnt on my computer

Hi, my storage management says there is an app on my computer but I deleted that a long time ago. How can I fix this? Because this ghost file is taking up a lot of space. It is an MacBook 13 inch from 2019

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Aug 15, 2024 12:26 PM

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BDAqua

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Aug 15, 2024 1:09 PM in response to bibi155

We need to see what all is running, a report from this will not display any personal info...

Using EtreCheck - Apple Community

EtreCheck is a FREE simple little diagnostic tool to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac. It will not display any personal info. Give it Full Disk Access.

https://www.etrecheck.com/

Thanks for Old Toad’s etrecheck instructions…

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MartinR

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Aug 15, 2024 12:28 PM in response to bibi155

It would help to know what app it is ... and, if you remember, how you 'deleted' it.

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