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How can I clear the storage within the category of 'other'?

The 'Other' takes more than half of my storage, but I am not sure how to clear.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 3, 2020 5:25 AM

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Posted on Dec 3, 2020 9:03 AM

LuciaZOne wrote:

I think the suggestions does not include specifically how we manage the 'other' category. There is one place mentioning that we could delete other files from based on the space used by each app, but I am not sure if that is just cleaning the 'App' category instead of the 'other' category. I tried to restart my Mac, but the 'other' storage was not reduced


Big Sur— states that you will need 35.5 GB of free storage when upgrading from High Sierra or newer, and 44.5 GB when upgrading from an older versions.


Empty your Trash — Delete files and folders on Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/delete-files-and-folders-on-mac-mchlp1093/mac



See used and available storage space on your Mac

https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/see-available-storage-space-syspf9b375b9/10.14/mac/10.15


User tip: "Other and What Can I Do About It ?"

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142


Thin local snapshots :

ref: https://eclecticlight.co/2020/04/09/where-did-all-that-free-space-go-on-my-apfs-disk/


Try something like OmniDiskSweeper for a GUI to get a good look at itemized file size and location:

OmniDiskSweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/more

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Dec 3, 2020 9:03 AM in response to LuciaZOne

LuciaZOne wrote:

I think the suggestions does not include specifically how we manage the 'other' category. There is one place mentioning that we could delete other files from based on the space used by each app, but I am not sure if that is just cleaning the 'App' category instead of the 'other' category. I tried to restart my Mac, but the 'other' storage was not reduced


Big Sur— states that you will need 35.5 GB of free storage when upgrading from High Sierra or newer, and 44.5 GB when upgrading from an older versions.


Empty your Trash — Delete files and folders on Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/delete-files-and-folders-on-mac-mchlp1093/mac



See used and available storage space on your Mac

https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/see-available-storage-space-syspf9b375b9/10.14/mac/10.15


User tip: "Other and What Can I Do About It ?"

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142


Thin local snapshots :

ref: https://eclecticlight.co/2020/04/09/where-did-all-that-free-space-go-on-my-apfs-disk/


Try something like OmniDiskSweeper for a GUI to get a good look at itemized file size and location:

OmniDiskSweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/more

Dec 3, 2020 8:53 AM in response to PRP_53

I think the suggestions does not include specifically how we manage the 'other' category. There is one place mentioning that we could delete other files from based on the space used by each app, but I am not sure if that is just cleaning the 'App' category instead of the 'other' category. I tried to restart my Mac, but the 'other' storage was not reduced

How can I clear the storage within the category of 'other'?

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