Here I can see it says the Application folder has taken up 400GB of the storage
But I don't see any app taking that much space
I also here you can see the biggest space has been taken by docker which is 12GB and total token storage is 59GB
Here again, we can see no folder has taken that much space which the storage says
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MacBook Pro 16″
I know exactly how much storage I need, and 500 GB is more than enough for a software engineer’s work. What you described makes sense for a video editor or YouTuber, who typically requires far more disk space.
I recently purchased a MacBook Pro with 512 GB of internal storage, and I expect it to manage that capacity properly. For example, if I download 400 GB of data and then move it to iCloud (I have a 2 TB iCloud plan), those files should be removed from my local SSD to free up space.
This behavior looks like a bug in macOS. I’d really appreciate a proper fix—something that handles the local deletion automatically—instead of having to manually erase my SSD every time.
den.thed wrote:
foad77 wrote:
I recently purchased a MacBook Pro with 512 GB of internal storage, and I expect it to manage that capacity properly. For example, if I download 400 GB of data and then move it to iCloud (I have a 2 TB iCloud plan), those files should be removed from my local SSD to free up space.
That statement is starting to shed some light on the problem. iCloud is not a Repository for Archived files, it is for sharing Files between Devices.
An Archive or Repository, is best done on a local external drive. That external drive can be a slower HDD or a faster SSD.
After you move the Archive file(s) to the Repository, then you can delete it from the Mac to free up that space.
Good catch 👍 @den.thed my friend
Hey Dan.
Then how i can fix the macOS eye-candy storage issue?
When it shows the storage is full, it wont let me open some app
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It shows the Storage is full also:
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1) Click on the small View box and select Show All Devices
2) Then post full DU screenshots of the HD, HD snapshots and HD Data Volumes.
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Also. if you want an accurate storage report, use Disk Utility.
If you see the old screen shots you see i already put it there,
There is no app shown which toke that much of space
Thx 👍
At this time, I think you are in the very capable hands of both @ den.thed and @ Grant Bennet-Alder in regards to what avenues are viable for this issue
Do not erase the drive. That is a drastic measure and probably quite unnecessary.
Have you clicked the "Info" button I arrowed to find out what is causing the problem? Send a screenshot.
That is a good one.
It's not a external drive, but a shared i could folder.
I will add back the folder and i wll wait to see if it does remove any files in the next hours
Thanks really useful
My Mac storage is full, And i can not free the storage
