![]() How to Free Up “Other” Storage Spaceįirst of all, let’s start with the easy stuff. With that said, operating system settings and data usually fit into this category, as does Safari cache, email, text messages and iMessages, calendar data, contacts, as well as cache data, plugins, and extensions for all of the other apps on your Mac.Ī few gigabytes of files in the “Other” category is most likely normal, but if you’re like me and have 38GB of storage in this category, chances are there are some files I could probably get rid of to free up space. ![]() Mainly, any file that doesn’t fit into the other categories goes into “Other.” Basically, it consists of data on your Mac that isn’t apps, photos, music, videos, or backups. Here’s how to identify these files and delete them from your Mac to free up space. ![]() Luckily, we know what type of files are stored in the “Other” category. Usually, if you have a large hard drive, the “Other” category isn’t a huge deal, but considering that newer MacBooks come with flash storage as low as 128GB, some users need all the free space they can get, and the “Other” category is simply something that cannot get out of control. In any case, though, it’d be nice to know what these files are. “Other” is noted in yellow and more often than not for most users, it takes up several gigabytes of space. ![]() From there, click on More Info and then select “Storage.” You can see how much space that the “Other” category is taking up on your Mac by clicking on the Apple icon in the menu bar up at the top-left corner of the screen and then clicking on About This Mac. They’re not as easy to get rid of like apps are, but there are ways to free up this space, which is usually referred to as “Other.” Instead, there might be a slew of hidden files that are taking up precious space on your Mac. If you’re running low on storage space on your Mac, you may think you just have too many apps installed, or that your music collection is getting out of hand, but that actually may not be the case.
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