HT201402 My Mac Book Pro shows 103GB storage as "Other". What is this and can I reduce it?
How can I reduce the storage shown as "other"?
When Spotlight runs, it categorizes the files it indexes into the categories you're seeing (e.g., movies, photos, apps) and anything that doesn't fit into one of the categories goes into "Other." You can see what might be included in this discussion and what to do about it.
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