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disk full; "other" quadrupled; cannot download anything

disk full

"other" quadrupled

seems like audio double, some triples

cannot download


Other 251.05 GB

Audio 160.48 GB

Movies 52.03 GB

Photos 12.93 GB

Apps 1.17 GB


Only 21.22 GB Free of 498.88 GB


cannot update

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Apr 21, 2018 7:15 PM

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Apr 22, 2018 1:36 PM in response to Your TLC Girl

Hello Your TLC Girl,

Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities. I understand you've had some trouble with duplicated data and what appears to be an enlarged amount fo "other" data on your Mac, and I have some information that may help.

Have a look at the article below to learn how to rebuild the spotlight index on your Mac. Doing so will do a sort of inventory of the files on your Mac, and may help clear up some of that "other" data as well as corrupted data that may be contributing to the duplicated files you are seeing.

How to rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support


If you run into any trouble, please reach out again.
​Best Regards.

disk full; "other" quadrupled; cannot download anything

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