When we check the space usage of the hard disk through "About This Mac" > "Storage Space". The system will display the storage space on a bar chart based on the space occupied by different file categories. Most types are easier to understand with text, but for the "Other" category, many friends feel confused and will have some problems. Questions such as: What files are included in "Others" and how to check them? How to free the memory of "other" files? With these two questions, let’s look down.
What files are included in "Others" and how to check them?
Some files that cannot be recognized by the Mac system include: macOS system temporary files, cache files (user cache, browser cache, application cache, system cache), disk images and archives (.zip and .dmg, etc.), application plug-ins and extensions , videos, audio files in non-macOS standard formats, etc. You can view and delete them using the following methods:
How to free up memory in Mac's "Other" folder?
method 1
Among the "other" type files, the parts belonging to the system cache can be released by restarting the Mac device normally. What we need to do is to use finder (the function of finder is somewhat similar to Windows Explorer) to find out the remaining parts.
2) After opening finder, go to "Computer" and switch to list view display mode. Click "Gear" > Arrange by > Size and find the folder taking up the most space.
3) Select this folder (use the right mouse button and "Show Profile" to view the size of this folder) and search down level by level, you will be able to find out what is eating up your hard drive space. Generally speaking, personal user folders take up the largest space.
4) If you find that the user folder is indeed the largest, but the storage space of the folders under the user is still normal, it means that we need to check the "Resource Library" folder under the personal folder. The specific access method is to hold down the option key and click "Go" menu > Resource Library).
5) After entering the "Resource Library", sort by size in the list display state. Among them, iPhone backup will be in the ~Resource Library/Application Support/Mobile Sync/Backup folder, and emails will be stored in ~Resource Library/ In the Mail folder, the software's attached files will generally be in ~Library/Application Support/ or ~Library/Contents.
6) The automatically saved version path of some word processing software is /.DocumentRevisions-V100/, which is a hidden folder. The clearing method is: sudo rm -rf /.DocumentRevisions-V100. However, after restarting the Mac device, it will Regenerate this hidden folder, and when you run the word processing software again, your Mac will automatically save your history.
Method 2
The above method of manually clearing "other" files is more suitable for professional users who are familiar with Mac rules. For novices or ordinary Mac users, there is a certain risk in manually cleaning "other" files, so we can use the professional third-party cleaning tool - CleanMyMac X to delete them.
CleanMyMac X integrates intelligent scanning functions and a unique junk file identification algorithm, combined with a secure database to accurately identify which junk files are. The list in the security database contains items, rules, and exceptions referenced by CleanMyMac X, which can accurately identify and clean junk files on Mac disks. It's very easy and convenient to clean up "other" files!
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The above is about how to clean "Other" files on Mac. There are also very important files in the "Other" folder. Do not delete them rashly if you don't know them well. You can use CleanMyMac X to avoid a series of accidental deletions. of.