In the "about my mac" Storage is almost full and it states "other" what is other?

in the "about my mac" Storage is almost full and it states "other" what is other?

Read here - http://pondini.org/OSX/LionStorage.html - should you have any more questions, just ask. Do you have a Time Machine backup? Do you have local snapshots enabled?
Clinton

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    I have Mac 10.9.5, Intel.  I was working in iMovie, when message came up and said I do not have enough space on my hard disk.. I have several hundred GB available.  All my ext. HD's appear on my screen.  In  "About this mac/storage" only my HD and two of the four external drives show up.  The two  ext. drives that show on "about This Mac" are full.  I have done a disk utility check on every drive and they are fine.  Also, the whole machine is very slow. I have rebooted also.

    Problem description:
    MAC OS X YOSEMITE, 13.1 MODEL, INTEL CORE I5 8’GB MEMORY, WHEN I OPEN IMOVIE, I GET A MESSAGE THAT THERE IS NO SPACE AND TO CLOSE IMMEDIATELY OR I WILL LOSE WORK, IT WILL EVEN CLOSE ITSELF. I HVE OVER 700 GB ON MY HARD DISK
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    My 16gb iPhone 4S keep tell me that my storage is almost full and I don't have enough space for any upgrades. I don't have any music or videos on my phone. I deleted all old emails, texts, contacts and apps but still nothing. When I check my settings, I noticed that my Instagram is at 732mb and it keeps rising. Now it's at 814mb. Please help!!!!!

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  • My iphone 5c storage is almost full and I need to delete some pictures to free up some space, I pay iCloud for extra storage but I'm afraid if I delete it off my phone that it will delete it from iCloud, is that true? I can't afford to lose these pictures

    My iphone 5c storage is almost full and I need to delete some picture to free up some space. If I delete the pictures off of my phone, will they be deleted off of iCloud as well? I cant afford to lose these pictures.

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  • What does "Backups" mean in the "About this Mac" storage graphic?

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    One other question, while I am at it.  What is included in the category of "Other?"

    OS X: What is "other" space in About This Mac? - Apple Support
    About Time Machine local snapshots - Apple Support
    The local snapshots should take care of themselves if you have a backup drive in place and Time Machine activated. 

  • How do I find out what "Other" is, in the "About this Mac", storage details bar graph?

    My new Mac Book Pro with 250 GB Flash Storage is already full with only adding a few apps. I purchased the new Final Cut Pro X, but store all video data on an external drive. Whats up? Why is 146 GB used up with "Other"? What is "Other!?" How can I find out the details of what's in other, and get rid of what I don't want or use?

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    Then reboot. That will temporarily free up some space.
    According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation. You also need enough space left over to allow for growth of your data. There is little or no performance advantage to having more available space than the minimum Apple recommends. Available storage space that you'll never use is wasted space.
    If you're using Time Machine to back up a portable Mac, some of the available space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of files you've recently deleted. The space occupied by local snapshots is reported as available by the Finder, and should be considered as such. In the Storage display of System Information, local snapshots are shown as "Backups." The snapshots are automatically deleted when they expire or when free space falls below a certain level. You ordinarily don't need to, and should not, delete local snapshots yourself.
    To locate large files, you can use Spotlight. That method may not find large folders that contain a lot of small files.
    You can more effectively use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) to explore your volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can also delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one.
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    Proceed further only if the problem isn't solved by the above steps.
    ODS can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
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    I don't recommend that you make a habit of doing this. Don't delete anything while running ODS as root. If something needs to be deleted, make sure you know what it is and how it got there, and then delete it by other, safer, means. When in doubt, leave it alone or ask for guidance.
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    I have a refurbished ipod touch 4th Gen.  I am having problems backing up because the cloud is almost full. I have tried to delete some apps/pics but it won't let me. Do I need to purchase more storage? Also, I accidentally erased all stored music. It is still on my personal computer and I need to know how to get it back on my ipod. A family member set it up for me. 

    You said " I accidentally erased all stored music.".
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    I believe I am in the same boat with you on this.
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  • HT201402 What is the Content "other" category in the "about this mac" Storage information?

    I have 250 Gig MacBook Pro.  My Audio is 21G, Movie 33G Photo 13G, App 17G Backup 0G, Other 124G.  What is the content of "Other"

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  • What does 'backup' mean in the 'about this mac,' 'storage' window?  Where would I find those files?

    I need to delete some files to create space and noticed that 'backup' files are taking up a lot of space.  Where are these backup files located?

    Those are local snapshots if you're using Time Machine - how much space are they using? See http://pondini.org/TM/30.html.
    Clinton

  • How do i clear movies off my hard drive ? the storage is almost full and i can't clear it ?

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    Open iTunes.
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  • About This Mac/Storage/Other - what's the starting point?

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