How to get ride of ghost storage on Macbook?

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How to get ride of ghost storage on Macbook?

I was wondering if there is a way to get rid of those "other" storage that is taking up a lot of space on my MacBook? I have already cleared the cache in libraries and gotten rid of general clutter. Below you can see that it isn't my application or document files taking up that much of the space.

I don't want to use any third-party application to try and get ride of it, I have already tried ominidisk sweeper, cleanmymac and so on. none of them work even without a paid subscription.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 10, 2021 6:37 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 11, 2021 8:38 PM in response to momomiya

Hi momomiya,

You can reduce the amount of space taken up by "Other" using the recommendations in this user tip: What is “Other” storage on a Mac, and how… - Apple Community

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ASTRO24

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Dec 11, 2021 6:46 PM in response to momomiya

Hi there momomiya,

Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities.

We understand you're trying to remove the 54 GB of storage on your Mac. Other storage is compromised of many elements in several different sub folders such as volumes, recovery and system data. Are you currently unable to utilize available storage on your Mac? Review Free up storage space on your Mac.

Regards.

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momomiya Author

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Dec 11, 2021 7:13 PM in response to ASTRO24

I can utilize the storage currently available for the most part, but I want to be able to update my MacBook to the latest macOS. When I tried to install Monteray after downloading the 12GB file, it says there is not enough space for me to install the newest OS.

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momomiya Author

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Dec 12, 2021 7:15 AM in response to Encryptor5000

Thank you, for the link it was useful.

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How to get ride of ghost storage on Macbook?

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