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MacBook Air Other storage is sitting at 96.45GB How do I clean it

So apparently my Macbook air is running out of storage, and 96.45GB of space is held by other.


I am wondering how do I clean it?

Posted on May 27, 2021 8:20 PM

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Posted on May 28, 2021 4:32 AM

Try rebuilding Spot light reindexing. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716


A user has no control over “Other” category of storage.


  • Other: Contains files that don’t fall into the categories listed here. This category primarily includes files and data used by the system, such as log files, caches, VM files, and other runtime system resources. Also included are temporary files, fonts, app support files, and plug-ins. You can't manage the contents of this category. The contents are managed by macOS, and the category varies in size depending on the current state of your Mac.

       https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/see-available-storage-space-syspf9b375b9/11.0/mac/11


What a user can do?


   1.  Delete files

       https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/find-and-delete-files-syspf5a64aa6/11.0/mac/11.0


  2.  Optimize storage

       Click the “Manage”button. Wait until Green “Completed” button appears.

       https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/optimize-storage-space-sysp4ee93ca4/11.0/mac/11.0 


 3.  How to free up storage space on your Mac

      Try all steps posted in this article

      https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206996

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May 28, 2021 4:32 AM in response to RadioMedia

Try rebuilding Spot light reindexing. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716


A user has no control over “Other” category of storage.


  • Other: Contains files that don’t fall into the categories listed here. This category primarily includes files and data used by the system, such as log files, caches, VM files, and other runtime system resources. Also included are temporary files, fonts, app support files, and plug-ins. You can't manage the contents of this category. The contents are managed by macOS, and the category varies in size depending on the current state of your Mac.

       https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/see-available-storage-space-syspf9b375b9/11.0/mac/11


What a user can do?


   1.  Delete files

       https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/find-and-delete-files-syspf5a64aa6/11.0/mac/11.0


  2.  Optimize storage

       Click the “Manage”button. Wait until Green “Completed” button appears.

       https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/optimize-storage-space-sysp4ee93ca4/11.0/mac/11.0 


 3.  How to free up storage space on your Mac

      Try all steps posted in this article

      https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206996

MacBook Air Other storage is sitting at 96.45GB How do I clean it

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