I'm trying to see what is taking up most of the storage on my MacBook

Hi itsmemyles

Welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community.

Re: "I'm trying to see what is taking up most of the storage on my MacBook"

Seems your MacBook Pro has very little memory / storage space / free in which to operate smoothly.

(Generally, leaving about 50Gb free will allow for smooth operaton.)

Backing up everything on your Mac is always a good step to take, before deleting any files / freeing up space.

Re: "It loads for hours but never loads the items. Please assist in resolving this".

If you haven't already done so, try emptying the trash, and then restart your Mac (Apple menu >Restart). Then log back in & check if that freed up enough space to allow the process underway in your screenshot to complete.

Else: Apple support have articles online that may be helpful:

ie: Articles are for Monterey MacOS 12 (else choose Ventura at the top if you have updated your MacOS)

How to:

Back up your files with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support

See used and available storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

Free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

Optimize storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

Connect and use other storage devices with Mac - Apple Support

More support if needed:

MacBook Pro - Official Apple Support

All the best :-)

Well, at least we can certainly see the difference in storage! You have done well.

Re: Loading items:

Wondering if there is another memory-intensive task / app also in operation.

If you wish, you could check by opening the Activity monitor, to see what processes on your Mac are using memory.

(If there is no (square black) app icon in the dock ... look in Applications > Utilities)

View memory usage in Activity Monitor on Mac - Apple Support

You can also view what processes are in operation:

Eg: View information about Mac processes in Activity Monitor - Apple Support

Thank you for replying.

Cheers :-)