What is happening to my storage bar?

When I go to "About my Mac" and look to the storage information, it shows that the device has almost 70GB of "Apps" and I don't even have too many apps, it also shows photos and movies, and I don't have any photos or videoclips, just the natives apps that came with the laptop and my songs, what can I do to solve this?

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What is "other" on the storage bar? I have hardly any storage left and it's mainly taken up by "other"

What does "other" on the storage bar? I have hardly any storage left and a lot of it is taken up by "other" but I'm not sure what to delete to make more room.
My trash is empty.
Hope someone can shed some light on this for me.
Thanks.

For information about the Other category in the Storage display, see this support article.
Empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. If you use iPhoto, empty its internal Trash first:
iPhoto ▹ Empty Trash
Do the same in other applications, such as Aperture, that have an internal Trash feature. 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 the 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.
When Time Machine backs up a portable Mac, some of the free space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of recently deleted files. 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 asBackups. 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. If you followed bad advice to disable local snapshots by running a shell command, you may have ended up with a lot of data in the Other category. Reboot and it should go away.
See this support article for some simple ways to free up storage space.
You can more effectively use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) to explore the 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.
Deleting files inside an iPhoto or Aperture library will corrupt the library. Any changes to a photo library must be made from within the application that created it. The same goes for Mail files.
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.
Back up all data now.
If you have more than one user account, make sure you're logged in as an administrator. The administrator account is the one that was created automatically when you first set up the computer.
Install ODS in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it if it's running.
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The application window will open, eventually showing all files in all folders, sorted by size with the largest at the top. It may take a few minutes for ODS to finish scanning.
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.
When you're done with ODS, quit it and also quit Terminal.

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What happened to the little bar at the bottom I could put bookmarks in?? If you're gonna update and ruin the layout at least warn!
Now I have to put bookmarks at the top taking up loads extra space on my terrible small monitor :(
Really sad.

Can you attach a screenshot?
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenshot
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-do-i-create-screenshot-my-problem
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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-to-make-new-firefox-look-like-old-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/common-questions-after-updating-to-new-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/learn-more-about-the-design-of-new-firefox
*http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2824649

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No telling where the removal will start. Could be your movies or your email.

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Any ideas?

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fixed by entering
about:config into the nav bar
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worked for me - but don't know what it does or why :)

All of a sudden our fairly new Air's memory is almost full. The disk utility lists almost 50 GB as "Other". What has happened to our memory?

All of a sudden our fairly new Air's memory is almost full. The disk utility lists almost 50 GB as "Other". What has happened to our memory? I am new to Apple products.

First, empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. Then reboot. That will temporarily free up some space.
When it comes to clearing space on a drive, you have to decide how much to clear.
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.
Although you may be told by other contributors to this site that you should keep some fixed percentage (such as 10% or 15%) of the space on the boot drive available, that advice has no basis in fact as far as I can tell. The amount of available space you need depends on your usage pattern. I don't know how much you should have, and I don't make recommendations based on what I don't know. It should certainly be more than 9 GB.
If your data collection is growing quickly, then, depending on the size of the startup volume, you may need more than 10% available space in order to avoid the risk of filling it up, which can lead to a boot failure. If your data is relatively static, you may need less than 10%. I've seen no evidence that there's a loss of performance when available space falls below any threshold higher than the one 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.
About local snapshots
Use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) to explore your volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can 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.
Proceed further only if the problem hasn't been solved.
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Back up all data now.
Install ODS in the Applications folder as usual.
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☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
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Test after each of the following steps that you haven’t already tried:
Step 1
Take all the steps suggested in this support article. That's the starting point for any further effort to solve the problem. Skipping any of those steps may mean that the problem won't be solved.
Step 2
From the menu bar, select
System Preferences ▹ Accessibility ▹ Speakable Items: Off
Step 3
Reset the SMC.
Step 4
Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. Note: If FileVault is enabled on some models, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Post for further instructions.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal. Don’t launch any applications at first. If sleep still doesn’t work properly, back up all data and reinstall the OS. After that, if you still have the issue, make a “Genius” appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested.
If sleep now works as expected, go on to the next step.
Step 5
Still in safe mode, launch the usual set of applications that are running when you have the problem, including your login items, one at a time, testing after each one. Some applications may not work; skip them. You might be able to identify the cause of the problem this way.
Step 6
If sleep is still working after you’ve launched all the usual applications, reboot as usual (not in safe mode) and test again. If sleep still works, you’re done, at least for the moment.
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I'm worried about what will happen if I delete my recent backup data from the phone I still own? Will I lose any progress in games that was saved in the backup?
I have an iPhone 4S and I keep getting those irritating notifications that tell me I need to upgrade my storage or free up space. I've deleted all I can from my music and photos without losing too many precious memories, but it's come to the point where I think I need to delete backups. However, I'm just worried that I will lose all and any log-in information that I don't remember and app/game progress that was saved to the iCloud. Please Tell me what will happen/what I can do?

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What would happen if I turn off my backup and delete backup data From my device? Will it delete my music and everything for ever or just stay in the cloud but not on my device?

What would happen if I turn off my backup and delete backup data From my device? Will it delete my music and everything for ever or just stay in the cloud but not on my device?

If you have multiple devices backing up to the Cloud, you will see all of them listed. You would click on each device to change what is backed up from that device. You can then delete your individual back-ups.
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Hi All,
I am new to SAP BW. Technically I am very much confused about the Info Object , Info Cube, Info Provider, PSA, DSO. I want to know Physically what is happening in the database after creation of above things. Kindly let me know some reference videos or books or any links. Thanks for your support in advance.
Thanks & Regards
Shiva

Hi,
BW - Business Information Warehouse.This is the place where we store lots of information in database and provide the consolidated and cleansed data to the queries in the form of information when reporting.
so during all these process we come across the mentioned objects to fullfil the thing.
InfoObject : Infoboject is the smallest available information in sap bw.i.e..the information (name,amount,country)can be stored in database in the form of Infoobjects.These are place holders to store such information in database.These Infoobjects are mainly classified into Keyfigures,Characterstics.apart from these we have like time characterstics to store time etc...
Infocube : Normally the data can be presented for reporting in many dimensions(like customer,material,region,time etc..)using this infocube.Infocube is structured in such a way...data can be stored in the form of multidimentional star schema in the database.that means the database can be used to store data in most efficient way using this star shema.whole this structure is called as infocube in sap bw.
InfoProvider : these are nothing but either Infocubes or DSOs or multiproviders etc..this is term used to mention when this infocube or DSO provides data for reporting.
PSA : Persistent Storage Area : normally we can bring data into BW from different sources.what ever may be the source after data entered into bw,it will be stored here temporarily.from here the data can be moved to infoproviders(DSO,Infocube etc...).The main purpose of storing data in PSA is,here the data will be stored exactly in the way how it is provided in source system.here we can modify data (if necessary) before transferring into Infoproviders.
DSO (Data Sotre Object) or ODS (Operational Data Store) : This is also another object where we store cleansed and consolidated data in detailed form.this is two dimensional tabular structure.the data is stored in this way in the data base.
and as you are new to sap bw..you have to go bit long way to understand exactly how to deal with each of these objects in real time.please go thorugh the URL...
https://help.sap.com to know in more detail...
hope this is clear for you.
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