ahleafist

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Q: How to get rid of other on Laptop???

PLEASE HELP!!!!

My computer has 100GB of "other". What do I do!

I have tried deleting things and nothing is working!

Someon explain pls...

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on May 31, 2016 6:34 PM

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Q: How to get rid of other on Laptop???

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by sberman,

sberman May 31, 2016 9:45 PM in response to ahleafist
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May 31, 2016 9:45 PM in response to ahleafist

OS X: What is "other" space in About This Mac? - Apple Support

What is "Other" and What Can I Do About It?
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by OGELTHORPE,

OGELTHORPE Jun 1, 2016 5:32 AM in response to ahleafist
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Jun 1, 2016 5:32 AM in response to ahleafist

That display is often inaccurate and should be relied upon due to a bug in the program that produces it. Sometimes, not always, a Spotlight reindex will correct it:

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

Ciao.
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