Hi Tom Cray,
Welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community.
Would like to share a couple of things that you probably are aware of .. just in case.
(We have no way of knowing the level of expertise and experience of those with requests, so please excuse if some info. below is already quite well known.)
(1) As iCloud is mainly a sync service ... deleting movies on Mac can also delete them on iCloud. So, keeping a back-up of anything stored in iCloud is a wise move.
(2) After emptying the trash, you may need to restart the Mac to see the changed storage amount
. Eg: Choose the black Apple in top menu bar > Click "restart" from the menu.
The Mac restarts, and you may need to log-in again with password.
(3) The Most accurate place to check storage is generally:
Apple menu > About this Mac > Storage
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Re: How do I locate where 'Movies' are :
If you do not know what the folder that houses the movies is called ....
one quick way to find the movies is to use a Finder window to search for one title.
Find one, and you will likely find all.
Eg:
In the Finder
Click on File > New Finder window > enter movie title in search bar
Click on the movie that finder shows you, to highlight it.
That should display at the bottom of the finder window the file's location.
Re: "Other"
There's an article online (link below)that gives tips on clearing space used by "other".
Seems it needs careful work, so no essential system files are accidentally deleted
What is “Other” storage on a Mac, and how… - Apple Community
Eg" says:
But what is Other? Essentially, it’s a catch-all category for files on the Mac that are simply not categorized as something specific like Apps, Documents, TV, etc".
So the safest way to proceed is through deleting large files in their particular apps.
The article goes into detail about where to find and inspect what other contains.
All the best :-)
