SabrinaLeech

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Q: 200GB Others storage on brand new mac

Hi everyone

I have a brand new mac (with very little currently on it) and have just discovered that 223 of its 256gb storage is 'others',

I've trawled the web and get that 'others' can encompass a lot but the amount, on a brand new mac, seems ridiculous. Any advice?

TIA

MacBook Pro, iOS 9.0.2

Posted on Oct 1, 2015 3:07 PM

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by OGELTHORPE,

OGELTHORPE Oct 1, 2015 3:21 PM in response to SabrinaLeech
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Oct 1, 2015 3:21 PM in response to SabrinaLeech

Just to make certain that you know what OTHER consists of, read this link:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202867

My guess is that you are looking at the display created from 'About This Mac'.. That has a bug in it and often a Spotlight reindex will correct it.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716

See if that cures the problem.

Ciao.
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