system data too big on Ventura

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system data too big on Ventura

When I check my HD capacity, I can see a system data volume about 700 GB of a 1 TB HD with 30 GB left.

My user account is about 200 GB, What can be that 700 GB files and how to get rid of them ?

xxxxxxmacbook-p ~ % diskutil list internal

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0
   1:             Apple_APFS_ISC Container disk2         524.3 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk3         994.7 GB   disk0s2
   3:        Apple_APFS_Recovery Container disk1         5.4 GB     disk0s3
/dev/disk3 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +994.7 GB   disk3

                                Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            9.1 GB     disk3s1
   2:              APFS Snapshot com.apple.os.update-... 9.1 GB     disk3s1s1
   3:                APFS Volume Preboot                 4.8 GB     disk3s2
   4:                APFS Volume Recovery                798.2 MB   disk3s3
   5:                APFS Volume Data                    948.3 GB   disk3s5
   6:                APFS Volume VM                      24.6 KB    disk3s6

MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)

Posted on Jul 22, 2023 06:41 AM

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Jul 22, 2023 07:22 AM in response to psavoyaud

psavoyaud wrote:

When I check my HD capacity, I can see a system data volume about 700 GB of a 1 TB HD with 30 GB left.

My user account is about 200 GB, What can be that 700 GB files and how to get rid of them ?

xxxxxxmacbook-p ~ % diskutil list internal

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *1.0 TB disk0

1: Apple_APFS_ISC Container disk2 524.3 MB disk0s1

2: Apple_APFS Container disk3 994.7 GB disk0s2

3: Apple_APFS_Recovery Container disk1 5.4 GB disk0s3

/dev/disk3 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +994.7 GB disk3

Physical Store disk0s2

1: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 9.1 GB disk3s1

2: APFS Snapshot com.apple.os.update-... 9.1 GB disk3s1s1

3: APFS Volume Preboot 4.8 GB disk3s2

4: APFS Volume Recovery 798.2 MB disk3s3

5: APFS Volume Data 948.3 GB disk3s5

6: APFS Volume VM 24.6 KB disk3s6

Is this a virgin install or you have tried reinstalling or some such..

Not use to seeing 3 Containers, which is curious...but I run an Intel Mac no M1/M2 (?)

Your Macintosh HD "System " files look normal

re: <Volume Macintosh HD 9.1 GB> this would be the macOS which is SSV. the machine runs off the Sanpshot <APFS Snapshot com.apple.os.update-... 9.1 GB disk3s1s1> this is all normal

I do see your user "data" volume < APFS Volume Data 948.3 GB disk3s5>

How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

Free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

From the Terminal.app itemized file size details for your Data volume.

— list the items in the home folder with the sizes, including invisible items, copy & paste: