dianne_rivera
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Q: How to erase "other" files from the hard drive of a MacBook Pro?

I don't know how to free up storage space from a Macbook Pro. I almost deleted everything from my laptop and the "other" files are taking 492GB of my hard disk. I don't know where to find and erase those files.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 9.0.2

Posted on Oct 16, 2015 9:30 PM

by OGELTHORPE,Solvedanswer
OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE
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Mac OS X
A:

This is the definition of OTHER:

 

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

 

You do NOT want to erase all of those files (it is a poorly named category).

 

Download from the Internet OmniDiskSweeper and Grand Perspective (both free) and open them. They will show all of your files and the respective sizes. Transfer to an external HDD or delete files you no longer want on your MBP.

 

Do not forget to empty trash. Only then is space allocated for new data.

 

Ciao.

Posted on Oct 17, 2015 4:57 AM

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Q: How to erase "other" files from the hard drive of a MacBook Pro?

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    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Oct 17, 2015 4:57 AM in response to dianne_rivera
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    Oct 17, 2015 4:57 AM in response to dianne_rivera

    This is the definition of OTHER:

     

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

     

    You do NOT want to erase all of those files (it is a poorly named category).

     

    Download from the Internet OmniDiskSweeper and Grand Perspective (both free) and open them. They will show all of your files and the respective sizes. Transfer to an external HDD or delete files you no longer want on your MBP.

     

    Do not forget to empty trash. Only then is space allocated for new data.

     

    Ciao.