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My startup disk is full

My startup disk is full, what is named only as "Other" in the Storage display of About This Mac?

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on May 3, 2016 3:49 PM

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Posted on May 3, 2016 9:10 PM

This is the definition of OTHER:


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


If you suspect that the display is inaccurate, often a Spotlight reindex will correct it (but not always).


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


If you are having problems accessing your storage, try a safe boot:


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262


Ciao.

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May 3, 2016 9:10 PM in response to caon777

This is the definition of OTHER:


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


If you suspect that the display is inaccurate, often a Spotlight reindex will correct it (but not always).


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


If you are having problems accessing your storage, try a safe boot:


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262


Ciao.

May 3, 2016 4:14 PM in response to caon777

Try these tips.


About “Other”:


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


Go step by step and check.


1. Start up in Safe Mode.


http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11212


2. Backup your computer.



3. Empty Trash.


Finder


Click on an empty spot on the Desktop to activate Finder.

Right click on the Trash icon in the Dock.

Click “Empty Trash” to empty Trash.


Mail


Click Mailbox in the in the Mail menu bar.


Erase Deleted Items > In All Accounts

Erase Junk Mail


Photos

File > Recently Deleted > Click the “Delete All” button at the top right corner


iPhoto

iPhoto > Empty iPhoto Trash


https://support.apple.com/kb/PH13806?locale=en_US




4. Disk space / Time Machine / Local Snapshots

Local backups


http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4878



5. Delete old iOS Devices Backup.


iTunes > Preferences > Devices

Highlight the old Backups , press “Delete Backup” and then “OK”.


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US



6. Re-index Macintosh HD.


Storage categories shown are based on Spotlight index.


This will take a while. Wait until it is finished.


System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy


http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409



7.Try OmniDiskSweeper. This will show the storage size details of the items.


https://www.omnigroup.com/more



Select Macintosh HD and click “Sweep Selected Drive” at the bottom.



Be careful. Delete only the files that can be safely deleted. If you are not sure about any file, don’t touch it.


8. Move iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie media folders to an external drive.


iTunes

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201562


iPhoto

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2506


iMovie

http://support.apple.com/kb/ph2289

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