Best video ever!!!! You saved me so much time and money!!!! I couldn't update my IOS for soooo long because it kept saying i didn't have enough disc space. System data was taking up 85GB and i got it down to 34 with your help. Thank you soooo much
Thank you Chris - really useful and really easy to follow, even for someone with, ah, limited technical skills. I found an huge zoom video file (60G!) that I didn’t even know I’d recorded! Much appreciated.
i cleared about 20gb of my 100gb of system data this way. without risking to delete anything important, the library files are now 12gb in size, but 80gb of system data still remain un-findable and its making me insane
I have a similar situation. I reset my entire computer and tried to download some files form iCloud and they don’t show up on my desktop yet system data increases and is unfindable
This worked a treat thank you Chris, gave you a like as i also do a load of work on Adobe Cloud and had NO IDEA these files existed. Thank you very much!
I'm on 14.6.1 Sonoma and can't find a Reduce Clutter function anywhere? Any ideas anyone. I do see I have nearly 80Gb of System Files, but I can't open up that icon and see what makes that 80GB... ??? After watching the rest of the video I was able to delete a bunch of junk off my SSD, even programs I had deleted still had stuff there.
My InDesign won't respond after doing this... Is it a coincidence? I've uninstalled and reinstalled since but no change ! Edit - Fixed this by resetting preferences:)
i just reset my MacBook to the factory system, open up the computer still shows I have 494gb system out of 500gb, any recommendation? computer have no storage to do anything
Did you factory reset with all data deleted or just a clean OS install? As if you didn’t do the first it won’t clear the drives. If I were you, backup all your important data to an external drive, then do a complete clean wipe. Then add your data back and see how much storage you have left. If you have none, you’ll have to go through your own data and move it off to external drives or delete things you don’t need to keep
I've been using PC for years and don't remember doing anything like this. My wife has 200gb of shit in her system data. Stupid Apple... hope you rot in hell.
I click on "about this Mac" and absolutely nothing but the brand and details come up, there isnt the storage box either, i dont know where to find this now
I don't think the option "Reduce Cutter" is available in further mac updates, I am concerned why is it removed? P.S. A lot of ur steps is outdated in recent mac versions as some options as gone
It’s an old video yes, unfortunately CZcams doesn’t allow me to update videos, but the library part still works fine and it’s the main culprit. There’s a lot of other updated versions out there
hi everyone, I did the aforementioned which did help me to free 2GB, thank you Chris. However, System still takes 78GB!!! I literally have 2-3 apps downloaded and lately dont even do much on my laptop, I switched off Photos on Mac but i dont understand How System takes so much space! Please help me, give me any and every advice, thank you so much!
I believe this video I a huge incredible help for sooo many people!!!! I hope I will bw one of these people too.But the fact is that I am using Photoshop 2023, and the folder "Common" is missing in the place that you say it should be... Could you recommend me something to do, please?
now i just need this for iphone. my 16gb iphone se 1 is suffering massively due to system data. seriously, there was literally a time where i could only download whatsapp and another where i had just reset my phone and screen recorded the system data section going up
I've been trying to figure this out for over a year! This is the only place online that had a solution, thanks SO MUCH!
I’m sorry it took you so long to figure out, but happy you’ve got it resolved!
Best video ever!!!! You saved me so much time and money!!!! I couldn't update my IOS for soooo long because it kept saying i didn't have enough disc space. System data was taking up 85GB and i got it down to 34 with your help. Thank you soooo much
Glad this helped!
Thank you very much. You saved me from buying an external drive. this is probably the most helpful video i've ever watched.
I couldn't edit any more videos on premiere because my storage miraculously filled overnight-thanks to this I'm seeing where all my storage went 🙏🏾
Thank you! I was losing my mind & thanks to your video I was able to find the 1 major culprit hogging up my system data storage. Amazing!
Wow, thank you so much! Just cleaned up over 100GB is Adobe media cache's! Had no idea they were stored there, you are a life saver!
So glad this helped Felix! Adobe loves to eat away at hard drive data!
Great. Thanks for sharing the details. Saved lot of GB's.
Thank you Chris - really useful and really easy to follow, even for someone with, ah, limited technical skills. I found an huge zoom video file (60G!) that I didn’t even know I’d recorded! Much appreciated.
Glad it helped! 60gb is a huge file for any video let alone a zoom call haha.
Out of 40gb of system data, I was able to clear 20gb of data from uninstalled apps. thanks a lot
Amazing! Glad this helped you out, even if it is technically out of date now :)
i had 255 gb in systemdata,have now only 77 gb, thank you :)
I am seeing around 600+ GB of system data, followed your steps but didn't find any such app causing this huge size. What else can be checked?
Open Terminal and check for hidden TimeMachine backups
Hands down the best video I've seen to help with System Data storage. Thank you so much!
Thanks for watching and commenting.
i cleared about 20gb of my 100gb of system data this way. without risking to delete anything important, the library files are now 12gb in size, but 80gb of system data still remain un-findable and its making me insane
20gb is a start. Do you have any apps that allow you to manually wipe any sort of cache?
I have a similar situation. I reset my entire computer and tried to download some files form iCloud and they don’t show up on my desktop yet system data increases and is unfindable
It doesn't show me the "calculate all sizes" option. Where can I also find this option?
switch to list view
Thanks Chris, I have enough space to upgrade my MacOSX + more now :)
This worked a treat thank you Chris, gave you a like as i also do a load of work on Adobe Cloud and had NO IDEA these files existed. Thank you very much!
There s no "manage" button in my storage screen
thank you! this helped me so much!! i didn't even know that after effects saved files like that! this cleared up 40gb+ of my storage!!
Adobe are very sneaky! Glad this helped 😎
I'm on 14.6.1 Sonoma and can't find a Reduce Clutter function anywhere? Any ideas anyone. I do see I have nearly 80Gb of System Files, but I can't open up that icon and see what makes that 80GB... ??? After watching the rest of the video I was able to delete a bunch of junk off my SSD, even programs I had deleted still had stuff there.
Apple removed the reduce clutter function unfortunately, but glad you were able to find a solution after watching the video!
Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for. The only thing that actually worked.
Glad it helped!
Amazing Video ... straight to the point. with a ton of useful information and easy instructions ... thanks buddy
What about user logs? I have about 35 gigs of user logs from my Avid (pro tools) folder but I don't know if it's safe to delete.
Personally I don’t have any experience with avid. I’d quickly run a Google search to see if it’s safe to delete, if so. Hit that delete button
My InDesign won't respond after doing this... Is it a coincidence? I've uninstalled and reinstalled since but no change ! Edit - Fixed this by resetting preferences:)
Tthe only tutorial that ultimately worked. Legend!
No, you’re a legend for watching it! 💪
THANK GOD YOU SAVED MY LIFE AND MY MACCCCCC
You saved your own life and Mac by searching for answers!
the option reduce clutter is no where to be found on my mac....
This is slightly out of date I’m afraid. :(
thanks a lot man, wanted to get this done for weeks
i just reset my MacBook to the factory system, open up the computer still shows I have 494gb system out of 500gb, any recommendation? computer have no storage to do anything
Did you factory reset with all data deleted or just a clean OS install? As if you didn’t do the first it won’t clear the drives. If I were you, backup all your important data to an external drive, then do a complete clean wipe. Then add your data back and see how much storage you have left. If you have none, you’ll have to go through your own data and move it off to external drives or delete things you don’t need to keep
@@ChrisWilmshurst Great, I will do that, thanks Chris
I've been using PC for years and don't remember doing anything like this. My wife has 200gb of shit in her system data. Stupid Apple... hope you rot in hell.
I wouldn't go to that extreme, but I do agree with stupid how it is hidden.
I click on "about this Mac" and absolutely nothing but the brand and details come up, there isnt the storage box either, i dont know where to find this now
It’s all moved about now. I’m not at my Mac currently, but go into settings and I think there may be a storage tab now but I’m not sure)
@@ChrisWilmshurst
Thank you for your help I went into another video and ended up finding 2TB of data from screen recording lol, anyways thanks again
Useful video, thanks.
Shiiit how awesome! I was going crazy soon but then came this 😁
Saved the day!!
Thank u! You saved me like 200 GB
Thank you very much! Greetings from Brazil!
It’s my pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Mate thanks just save me over 300gb. I was blaming Dropbox the whole time!
TYSM
I don't think the option "Reduce Cutter" is available in further mac updates, I am concerned why is it removed?
P.S. A lot of ur steps is outdated in recent mac versions as some options as gone
It’s an old video yes, unfortunately CZcams doesn’t allow me to update videos, but the library part still works fine and it’s the main culprit.
There’s a lot of other updated versions out there
@@ChrisWilmshurst Alright. Thanks!
I can't even do the "manage" becos the system data is keep calculating. Does anyone have the same issue?
Thank you !!!
so much love it dude...mega bravo
This was soooooo helpful!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!
hi everyone, I did the aforementioned which did help me to free 2GB, thank you Chris. However, System still takes 78GB!!! I literally have 2-3 apps downloaded and lately dont even do much on my laptop, I switched off Photos on Mac but i dont understand How System takes so much space! Please help me, give me any and every advice, thank you so much!
Time Machine backups? Try turning on and off etc
Really big help!!!! Thanks sooooo too much!!
So helpful - thanks!
Glad it helped!
Can't see calculate all sizes on my view options ... any tips?
It may take some time to load, or you may need to add the size column
thank you so much/ helps a lot .
I believe this video I a huge incredible help for sooo many people!!!! I hope I will bw one of these people too.But the fact is that I am using Photoshop 2023, and the folder "Common" is missing in the place that you say it should be... Could you recommend me something to do, please?
Go to view options and see if there is an option to show hidden folders
thank you sire.
How do this on Macos Ventura?
Pretty much the same way.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
thanks
Saved my life!
A lot of space is taken up by Google Chrome and VSCode
delete it all!
now i just need this for iphone. my 16gb iphone se 1 is suffering massively due to system data.
seriously, there was literally a time where i could only download whatsapp and another where i had just reset my phone and screen recorded the system data section going up
Now that’s something we all need to figure out how to sort!
How i do it on phone tho PLEASE I NEED HELP
If I knew how to do this I’d have a video with 10 million views! 🤣
so do i need to install adobe?
No. Adobe is the example set of software that was eating up my storage. It’s all explained in the video if you watch it 100%
this did help but it still says I have 190 GB of "System Data" any one have any dance it would be greatly appreciated :/
Tried restarting??
@@ChrisWilmshurst when you say restarting what do you mean exactly? returning to factory settings or something else?
@@TheJack2459 I mean restarting your Mac. Turn it off and then back on again
@@ChrisWilmshurst Yes I did try this
Great, super video, I'm really love it , thank you, my full supportt it's your's 👍🏻👌🔔🌲🌸5
worthless
Comments say otherwise, try again.
This is ABYSMALLY CRAPPY DESIGN by Apple…
I can't see in my Common Folder the Media Caches Files :(
Thank you!! ❤