lauraHarley Author

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Why is my System almost 200 GB?

I have a MacBook Pro with 500 GB storage. Almost 200 GB is allotted to the system, which means that it takes up about 40%. Isn't that a bit large?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, High Sierra 10.13.5

Posted on Jul 9, 2018 7:38 PM

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Jul 9, 2018 8:18 PM in response to lauraHarley

Assuming the issue is similar to what happens in Sierra...

Re: System Storage Taking Up Way Too Much Space in macOS Sierra

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Why is my System almost 200 GB?

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