surferfelix wrote:
1. I only have about 10gb left on my 128gb 2019 13" MacBook Pro. After realising that 65GB was being occupied by 'other' I did some further digging.
Now I found that part of the problem is in the /Library/Updates folder, as this folder takes up about 22GB.
Four folders starting with '001' take up about 5.4GB each. I would like to remove these to free up space.
Now a few questions
How do I get the permissions to delete these directories?
2. Is removing these directories safe for my Mac?
You do not have permission to r/w to the /Library.
About the read-only system volume in macOS Catalina - Apple ...
Your "user" Library is < ~/Library > here you have r/w privileges.
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
How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206996
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
