I received a pop up after downloading Sierra saying that I did not have much disk space left. I own a 2015 Macbook Air and mainly use it for browsing the Internet and keeping documents. Storage specs say that apps and system took up the most storage space. Any recommendations on what I should delete from the computer to create more space or advice?
Photos should have its own designation in the Storage tab. However, the Storage tab does not always report correctly. Also check by choosing your Mac HD and "Get Info" (command-i). It may be different. Try rebuilding Spotlight index.
How to rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support
Some of the space may also be from Time Machine Snapshots if you are using a laptop.
About Time Machine local snapshots - Apple Support
After you've freed up some space download Omni DiskSweeper. It can give you a more accurate read of disk space than Finder or Storage Tab of About this Mac. Itcan also show you the precise size and location of all your files. It can also give you a more accurate read of disk space than Finder or Storage Tab of About this Mac. Itcan show you the precise size and location of all your files. It will inventory your disk starting from the files that take up the most space. It can also give you a more accurate read of disk space than Finder or Storage Tab of About this Mac. If you want you can even delete files from OmniDisk Sweeper. But be careful some of the items may be important to your system.
For information about the Other category in the Storage display, please see Apple Support Topic
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202867
Also, empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. If you use iPhoto, empty its internal Trash first:
iPhoto ▹ Empty Trash
In Photos: File ▹ Show Recently Deleted ▹ Delete All
Photos should have its own designation in the Storage tab. However, the Storage tab does not always report correctly. Also check by choosing your Mac HD and "Get Info" (command-i). It may be different. Try rebuilding Spotlight index.
How to rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support
Some of the space may also be from Time Machine Snapshots if you are using a laptop.
About Time Machine local snapshots - Apple Support
After you've freed up some space download Omni DiskSweeper. It can give you a more accurate read of disk space than Finder or Storage Tab of About this Mac. Itcan also show you the precise size and location of all your files. It can also give you a more accurate read of disk space than Finder or Storage Tab of About this Mac. Itcan show you the precise size and location of all your files. It will inventory your disk starting from the files that take up the most space. It can also give you a more accurate read of disk space than Finder or Storage Tab of About this Mac. If you want you can even delete files from OmniDisk Sweeper. But be careful some of the items may be important to your system.
For information about the Other category in the Storage display, please see Apple Support Topic
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202867
Also, empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. If you use iPhoto, empty its internal Trash first:
iPhoto ▹ Empty Trash
In Photos: File ▹ Show Recently Deleted ▹ Delete All
Move some of your less frequently used larger documents to an external disk. According to the High Sierra specs you only need 14.3 GB, but the more free space, the more efficiently the system will run. Also think about moving your Photo library to an external, if you have a lot of photos.
Thanks for the input! It's strange because when I pull up the storage info it does not indicate that my documents (guessing photos would be under docs) is using a lot of storage. I deleted some apps like garage band and emptied the recycling bin and that seemed to help...but still looks like system & apps show the most GB usage.
This is all extremely helpful information! I will definitely check into all of these items. Thank you so much!
Macbbok air not enough space for sierra update?
