Macos System Data Using a Lot of Storage - Here's the FIX!
Is your macOS System Data taking up massive amounts of storage? In this video, I’ll show you how to identify hidden files and drastically reduce that "System Data" bloat to reclaim your hard drive space.
We started with over 600 GB being consumed by System Data and managed to shrink it down to just 83 GB.
What you will learn in this tutorial:
Identify Hidden Culprits: How to use Command + J in Finder to "Calculate all sizes" and reveal the hidden Library folder.
Clear App Caches: Tips on finding and cleaning heavy cache files from software like Adobe Premiere and After Effects.
Fix Cloud Storage Bloat: Why services like Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox might be storing files locally and how to switch them to "Online Only" to save hundreds of gigabytes instantly.
Force Recalculation: Why you might need to restart your Mac to see the updated storage availability.
Stop letting "System Data" take over your MacBook and get your storage back today!
Video Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction: Fixing macOS system data storage
00:05 - Analyzing the problem: 600GB of system data
00:22 - Checking the User folder and calculating sizes
01:33 - Revealing hidden files: The Library folder
02:05 - Clearing application caches (Adobe Premiere & After Effects)
02:33 - Solving the Cloud Storage bloat (Google Drive & OneDrive)
04:02 - Using "Remove Download" and "Online Only" settings
05:03 - Shrinking the System Data in real-time
05:51 - Final Results: Saving over 500GB of space
06:08 - Summary and Outro