I am facing space issue for My MacBook Pro and when I check my storage then I observe that 'Other' folder size is 91GB. I have no clue what is this and what files it is storing? I am not able to navigate to Other folder and due to this I am not able to delete it.
So please let me know how to clean this folder to fix the space issue.
Device Information:
MacBook Pro 2017 (2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7)
macOS Big Sur
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.1
I think the "Other" category that is a catch-all that deals with files that do not follow into the "photo" or "music" of the other categories that are listed above it.
Some possibilities include...
Undoubtedly there is more than this.
Perhaps this article from Apple will help...
I think the "Other" category that is a catch-all that deals with files that do not follow into the "photo" or "music" of the other categories that are listed above it.
Some possibilities include...
Undoubtedly there is more than this.
Perhaps this article from Apple will help...
Another thing you can try to see if you have large files taking up space is...
You can also use this method to see if you have old files you do not need anymore - replacing "File Size" with "Last Modified Date." Or you might play around with the much larger list and see if there are other things you can search for that might find the "other" files.
The problem is, those "other" files are likely not in one folder and are scattered all over your hard drive. Ideally you'd probably need a 3rd party utility that is designed to free up space to really get to the bottom of this.
FYI...I have 33GB of "Other" files on my Mac Book Pro. Guess I need to start looking also. :-)
Hi Resort
Thanks for the reply. I already checked this but my issue is on my Mac I don't have too many files or applications. If you see the screenshot total file size is less than 4GB but Other folder is 91GB.
I tried to clear the cache but no success. So just wanted to know how to delete Other folder content?
How to delete files from 'Other' folder?
