MacBook Pro :: Harddisk Full With Other Files?
Dec 7, 2014
125 GB of my MBP 320 GB harddisk is used by "other files".
Only through OmniDiskSweep have I been able to at least identify my real user files and delete some not needed files to keep the MBP operational. I only have about 160 GB of real, accessible user files (i.e. fotos, music, documents).
The rest which eats up my hard disk apparently files automatically created by Apple software and not accessible via the finder. I hardly find this user friendly at all!
how to reduce these "other" files safely!
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
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