Hello - how do I clean out my "other" storage - it is huge and gets bigger as i try to delete files from my Icloud

Hey there, and welcome to Apple Support Communities daviesae,

We can certainly understand your concern and see you came to us from the article Free up storage space on your Mac.

Just to clarify, have you followed all the steps posted in the article above? If not, we recommend checking out these steps for more information on how to manage your Mac's storage.

" Free up storage space on your Mac

Learn what to do if your Mac startup disk is almost full, or you don't have enough storage space to download, install, or copy.

Find out how much storage space is available

Your Mac can show you how much storage space is being used by various categories of files, and how much space is available for additional files. As you take the steps in this article to free up storage space, this storage information updates automatically. 

See used and available storage space on your Mac

Optimize storage space

Your Mac can optimize storage by using iCloud to automatically make more storage space available when needed.* It's a way to allow your Mac to free up storage space for you.

Learn how to optimize storage space

Move or delete files

If you have another storage device, such as an external drive connected to your Mac, you can move files to that device. Media files such as photos and videos can use a lot of storage space, so you can take steps such as these:

• Move your Photos library
• Move your iMovie library

You can also delete files that you no longer need. For example:

• Delete music, movies, podcasts, or other media, especially if it's media that you can stream or download again as needed.
• Delete files in your Downloads folder. Open this folder from the Dock, or by choosing Go > Downloads from the menu bar in the Finder.
• If you use the Mail app for your email, choose Mailbox > Erase Junk Mail from the menu bar in Mail. Also choose Mailbox > Erase Deleted Items.
• If you use your Mac to back up your iPhone or iPad, you can delete old backups.
• Uninstall apps that you no longer use.
• If your Mac is set up for multiple users, delete users that no longer need access to your Mac. Or ask them to follow the steps in this article after logging in to their user account. Also check the Users folder on Macintosh HD for any undeleted data belonging to deleted users. 
• Check the Users folder on Macintosh HD for any shared files that you no longer need to share.

If you don't want to delete certain files, you might be able to save space by compressing them. Then expand them when you need to use them again."

We also recommend checking out these steps on managing your iCloud storage as well.

" Manage your iCloud storage

Need more iCloud storage? You can easily manage your storage to make space or upgrade to iCloud+.

When you set up iCloud, you automatically get 5GB of storage. You can use that space for your iCloud backups, to keep your photos and videos stored in iCloud Photos, to keep your documents up to date in iCloud Drive, and more. You can always check how much iCloud storage you're using in Settings on your device or on iCloud.com. If you're running low, you can manage your storage to make more space or upgrade to iCloud+ any time.

Not sure about the difference between the storage capacity that comes with your device and iCloud storage? Learn more about device storage and iCloud storage. 

Make more space available in iCloud

If you run out of iCloud storage, your device won’t back up to iCloud, new photos and videos won't upload to iCloud Photos, and iCloud Drive, other iCloud apps, and messages won't stay up to date across your devices. And you also won't be able to send or receive emails with your iCloud email address.

You can free up storage in iCloud by deleting content that you're not using:

• Reduce the size of your iCloud Backup
• Delete photos in iCloud Photos
• Delete folders or files in iCloud Drive
• Delete texts and attachments in Messages
• Delete messages and manage Mail
• Delete voice memos

Before you delete anything, you might want to archive or make copies of the information that you store in"

For additional information, check out this link: Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support

Kindest regards!