How can I reduce System data storage in MacBook Pro
My system data is clogging up my storage at 290.75 - I've cleared cache already. How can I get this down - see attached detail.
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.2
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To add to the good guidance given above by user @kaz-k...
Some other things you can do to manage storage space…
• Empty the Trash in the Dock.
• Empty the trash in the Photos app.
• Delete unused and unneeded installers from your downloads folder and desktop.
• Reboot your Mac at least weekly.
• Transfer files that you don’t use daily to an external drive and then delete them from the startup drive and empty the trash. Files that take up the most room are movies, images and music.
• Force Time Machine to delete local snapshots:
About Time Machine local snapshots - Apple Support
• Use Disk Utility to delete APFS snapshots:
View APFS snapshots in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support
And there's this from Apple on the subject of storage management
Free up storage space on Mac - Apple Support
