What is this container/volume on my disk?

Hi I need to clean up space on my device and I am wondering what is 'Apple - Data 2'?


Any ideas how I can find out? Thanks.


MacBook Pro 15″

Posted on Feb 4, 2023 4:53 PM

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Posted on Feb 4, 2023 7:17 PM

Sorry, I thought you were looking in Disk Utility.

You have an orphaned Data volume that likely came from a reinstall.

In Disk Utility, you should see your current Data volume listed under Apple Volumes

If you select Apple - Data2, it will show a mount point of /Volumes. You an remove it by clicking the Remove Volume button (–)

While it is not likely all of the data did not get transferred, you may want to look into it before removing that volume.


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Feb 4, 2023 7:17 PM in response to DBHartlepool

Sorry, I thought you were looking in Disk Utility.

You have an orphaned Data volume that likely came from a reinstall.

In Disk Utility, you should see your current Data volume listed under Apple Volumes

If you select Apple - Data2, it will show a mount point of /Volumes. You an remove it by clicking the Remove Volume button (–)

While it is not likely all of the data did not get transferred, you may want to look into it before removing that volume.


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