MacBook Air storage filling up without adding files

the disk space is always filling alone without adding anything or files even if I delete files the storage gets filled alone how to fix that



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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.5

Posted on Sep 10, 2025 5:08 AM

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Sep 10, 2025 8:47 AM in response to cano727

That 'gray bar' in your screenshot is not what TheLittles suggests is filling with caches, that is your internal storage. In disk utility, you just selected the snapshot volume that macOS uses during system updates and is part of 'other volumes' when you select the Data volume. Here's mine, the Data volume that's selected is my user data.


If I select the snapshot, I get the picture you posted:


In Disk Utility if you select View Menu > Show All Devices and select the Container on the drive, you get the 'full picture' that shows the snapshot, the Recovery OS (preboot) and the VM swap file volume.


Note that the Free space is essentially constant, that's the real amount of free space on the drive. Yours is showing <10 GB and what that means is that you need to delete data from your internal storage (copy it to an external drive, for example).


Programs like OmniDiskSweeper and Disk Inventory X can show you what's taking up data on your drive.

Sep 10, 2025 5:16 AM in response to cano727

space: the disk space is always filling alone without adding anything or files even if I delete files the storage gets filled alone how to fix that

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Mac Storage:

Going into Disk Utility, what do you see is taking up the list of your storage? If there is a large grey line, then caches are being extensively created, and you need to delete them. So, what is taking up most of the grey bar?

Sep 10, 2025 6:39 AM in response to cano727

MacBook Air storage filling up without adding files: the disk space is always filling alone without adding anything or files even if I delete files the storage gets filled alone how to fix that

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Clear your iPhone’s Caches:

Just for the record, you may want to see about clearing the caches on your iPhone —you can do so 100%, through use of a computer. Use my User Tip: How to Clear "System Data" in your iPhone’s Storage - Apple Community

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