Storage on MAC Book Pro
The storage on my MAC is almost entirely taken up by "system". I have tried with clean my mac but I still have 87GB out of 121 then up by "system" data. how do I delete that?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13
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Kadrant wrote:
The storage on my MAC is almost entirely taken up by "system". I have tried with clean my mac but I still have 87GB out of 121 then up by "system" data. how do I delete that?
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
How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206996
See used and available storage space on your Mac
User tip: "Other and What Can I Do About It ?"
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142
Try something like OmniDiskSweeper for a GUI to get a good look at itemized file size and location:
OmniDiskSweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/more
If no insight or resolve —you can get a good look at your drive structure using the Terminal.app copy & paste:
diskutil list internal