sibyfromsouthall

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Q: Storage 'other' is filling my mac

OS X yosimite

My mac has a huge amount of 'other' in the storage. Essentially my mac is full, slow

I need help

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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.0.x), null

Posted on May 20, 2015 4:34 AM

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by thunderzzz,Helpful

thunderzzz May 20, 2015 3:14 AM in response to sibyfromsouthall
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May 20, 2015 3:14 AM in response to sibyfromsouthall

Hi. I assume you will find this article helpful: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202867
If you wish to free up some disk space: http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/freeingspace.html
You may also install free Omni Disk sweeper application in order to the largest files.
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by sibyfromsouthall,Helpful

sibyfromsouthall May 21, 2015 11:33 AM in response to thunderzzz
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May 21, 2015 11:33 AM in response to thunderzzz

Thank you for the links. Unfortunately I just want to use my laptop and for it to work. Your links are useful and I may well get there.
Siby
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sibyfromsouthall May 26, 2015 11:56 AM in response to sibyfromsouthall
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May 26, 2015 11:56 AM in response to sibyfromsouthall

Thank you for your advice but I'm sadly not geeky enough to help myself out of my dilemma. I'm paying someone to clear things up.
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