Storage on macbook pro

When looking at the storage on "about this MAC" it states 9.94 GB devoted to back-up. What is being backed up and where is it stored?

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Actually you can:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/SSDAP12R480/
But installing this will void your warranty!
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No one seems to be hearing what Big Q is saying.
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Total Number Of Cores: 2
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http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/
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Can we replace it by our own? I mean, can we buy a M.2 2280 or 2260 PCIe SSD to replace it if it fit?
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i´m planing to order the new macbook pro 13" with the PciE Flash. It is selectable from 128Gb up to 256Gb.
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How to reduce size of other space bar of flash storage on Macbook Pro?

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I am a new customer to the Macbook Pro world. While it is a great computer I have noticed that my storage space is becoming limited. Of 250GB flash storage, 137GB of this is classified as 'Other'. Can someone please advise on what this consists of and how I can reduce this bar, i.e. if there is useless or unused data stored here.
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I need to clear up space on my MacBook Pro. When I open System Information and click on Storage, it says that 200G of my 250G are taken up by "Other." Not photos, not movies, not apps. I don't have that many documents. What constitutes this massive Other and how can I clear off some of this space?
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3. Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.
4. Also see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.
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6. See The Storage Display.
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