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How do I clear purgeable data?

I have 140GB of purgeable data. It's preventing me from loading new software on my computer. I've cleared many files, but it seems to just increase my purgeable data and not cleared data. What do I do here?

Posted on Feb 5, 2017 4:58 PM

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Posted on Feb 8, 2017 2:59 AM

If you're running macOS Sierra; from What is 'Other' and 'Purgeable' in About This Mac? - Apple Support


"In macOS Sierra, “Purgeable” content appears when you've turned on Optimize Mac Storage. It's storage space that your Mac can automatically make available when storage space is needed. Files marked as purgeable can always be downloaded again on demand."

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Feb 8, 2017 2:59 AM in response to rdb233

If you're running macOS Sierra; from What is 'Other' and 'Purgeable' in About This Mac? - Apple Support


"In macOS Sierra, “Purgeable” content appears when you've turned on Optimize Mac Storage. It's storage space that your Mac can automatically make available when storage space is needed. Files marked as purgeable can always be downloaded again on demand."

How do I clear purgeable data?

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