I just checked the Storage in System Information on my MacBook Pro and I almost fainted. It reports 465 GB of system files!!! And my 1 TB SSD HDD is now almost full. How could this possibly be? Please see the attached screenshots.
HELP! What should I do about this situation? Thank you very much.
MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS High Sierra (10.13), i7 2.6GHz, 16GB, 1TB SSD
Those are estimates, based on Spotlight index data. If you have done a re-Install, the new added files are correctly reflected, but the old ones are not removed. To get a more accurate estimate, rebuild the index:
How to rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support
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Not my case. I’ve never used Bitcoin.
The output of almost everything shown is "Operation not permitted". I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish, but you certainly have not accomplished it with these commands.
Rebuilding the spotlight index is easy, and will get you more accurate information. There is no penalty for doing so. The procedure is spelled out in the Apple article I cited. I suggest you follow that recipe, and soon your size estimates will be much more accurate.
It is good you have Trusted Backups, so once you know you have space, you can proceed without worrying you might get stuck.
I did not do a re-install. I just checked the storage before proceeding with installing Mojave. Should I go ahead with Mojave? Or, should I do the Spotlight index rebuild first?
Doesnt sound like this has anything to do with backup or time machine. What he forgot to tell you is reboot after reindexing the hard drive.
I had a similar problem, and it was due to the fact I added my Bitcoin wallet on the Mac.
The blockchain was about 400GB.
With a free tool (eg: Dr.Cleaner) I found the exact directory and flamed it.
No, it’s not the backup that’s corrupted. I’ve got backups on a Time Capsule as well as on two other external hard drives.
The problem is how could I delete those six files in the /.Trash folder?
System Files 465 GB - What Is Going On?
