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Internal Disk Full: How to delete "other files"?
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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1663642" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p>Hello - the 'Other' category in the storage bar graph represents all files that are not included in the named categories - take a look at this <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2015/01/15/other-storage-space-mac-os-x/" target="_blank">Discussion</a> for a more thorough explanation and suggestions to reduce its size. </p><p></p><p>If not already on your computer, you might want to obtain a copy of <a href="http://www.titanium.free.fr/onyx.html" target="_blank">Onyx HERE</a> (OS X version specific, so download the right one) - this app can 'clean out' a lot of caches and unneeded files and probably would make a 'dent' in your 'Other' category - do a before and after comparison.</p><p></p><p>Also, I hope that you have backups of your computer, e.g. Time Machine and/or a cloning program (I use Carbon Copy Cloner) - and don't just start deleting files if you do not understand their purpose - you might end up disabling your computer. Good luck. Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1663642, member: 234411"] Hello - the 'Other' category in the storage bar graph represents all files that are not included in the named categories - take a look at this [URL="http://osxdaily.com/2015/01/15/other-storage-space-mac-os-x/"]Discussion[/URL] for a more thorough explanation and suggestions to reduce its size. If not already on your computer, you might want to obtain a copy of [URL="http://www.titanium.free.fr/onyx.html"]Onyx HERE[/URL] (OS X version specific, so download the right one) - this app can 'clean out' a lot of caches and unneeded files and probably would make a 'dent' in your 'Other' category - do a before and after comparison. Also, I hope that you have backups of your computer, e.g. Time Machine and/or a cloning program (I use Carbon Copy Cloner) - and don't just start deleting files if you do not understand their purpose - you might end up disabling your computer. Good luck. Dave :) [/QUOTE]
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