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How to remove "purgeable" memory?

I have 70+ GB of "purgeable" space. Running OS 11.5.2.


How to clear the purgeable memory?

Mac Pro, OS X 10.10

Posted on Sep 29, 2021 4:00 PM

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Sep 29, 2021 5:13 PM in response to Therapoid

User wrote " How to remove "purgeable" memory? " if we take that verbatim - restart the computer and it will clear the Memory ( RAM ).


If, what is really meant is purgeable storage >>


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The Final Word from Apple on Managing the " Other " Category

  • 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.






Sep 29, 2021 5:24 PM in response to Therapoid

You don't remove purgeable space. The OS does it when something requests more space than is currently available and removing the purgeable items will clear up enough space.

Purgeable space does not mean you don't want it on your Mac. It just means the OS can recover a copy of those items from the cloud or some other location. It can also be local snapshots which would be purged when the space was requested.

But, if you really want to remove the "purgeable" storage, you can offload your files that you have copies of in iCloud Drive.

How to remove "purgeable" memory?

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