My MacBook Pro 2017 has 121GB drive and for several macOS major release versions now, it's had very little available space because of System Data. Mine is continually 50-60GB, over 50% of the total capacity 🤬.
@Apple: please tell me how to purge this space. I don't want to uninstall critical apps just to keep my optimized photo synchronized or install system updates. Currently running Ventura 13.4.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.4
FanManDan wrote:
My MacBook Pro 2017 has 121GB drive and for several macOS major release versions now, it's had very little available space because of System Data. Mine is continually 50-60GB, over 50% of the total capacity 🤬.
@Apple: please tell me how to purge this space. I don't want to uninstall critical apps just to keep my optimized photo synchronized or install system updates. Currently running Ventura 13.4.
What Apple used to label "Other" is now labeled "System Data". Do some general house cleaning...
Empty your Trash — Delete files and folders on Mac - Apple Support
Delete files and folders on Mac - Apple Support
How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
Free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
if no insight —
From the Terminal.app itemized details:
for File size— list the items in the home folder with the sizes, including invisible items, copy & paste:
sudo du -h -d 1 ~/
or Try something like OmniDiskSweeper for a GUI to get a good look at itemized file size and location:
OmniDiskSweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/more
How do we purge macos Ventura System Data??