Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "David B." Newsgroups: uk.comp.sys.mac,alt.computer.workshop Subject: Something is guzzling disk space Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:44:41 +0100 Lines: 48 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net SKLQuPFr716swgxtk93d8wJL43Kylf7nn6V+k7hWtrDG5g9tTi Cancel-Lock: sha1:PE2dCQ5FkBmYKkh33fg7JefP674= sha256:ZnaHLViovYcyZ8ixErQLjexCYyEDOuHaqNqO9CUFAOY= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com uk.comp.sys.mac:181776 On 28/08/2025 14:01, David B. tried helping Daniele! > On 28/08/2025 09:44, D.M. Procida wrote: >> I've always been a bit tight on storage on my MacBook, at 500GB. >> >> Lately though something has guzzled an extra ~40GB, and it's hard to know >> what. >> >> OmniDiskSweeper, which has always been useful, isn't able to peer >> into /var, >> and I suspect it's there (36 GB for Multipasss!), or in logs >> somewhere, that >> the storage is being consumed. >> >> A restart can claw back a few GB, but they disappear again soon. >> >> It's a bit rubbish to have to go on a file hunt in 2025, but what do you >> recommend? >> >> Daniele > > > 💾 Warning: Your Mac Is Secretly Hoarding Gigabytes! > > Hey Daniele, > > Before you dive into the steps below, know this: your Mac has been > quietly stockpiling 36 GB of Multipass VMs, logs, and caches, like a > digital squirrel hoarding nuts. 🐿️ > > Read on carefully — these tips will help you rescue all that lost space > and stop your Mac from silently guzzling storage like it’s a never- > ending buffet. > > https://chatgpt.com/share/68b035ba-2778-8013-a88c-626d8761688f > > 🎉 Mission Accomplished (Hopefully!) > > Congrats, Daniele! If your disk space starts looking healthy again, you > can pat yourself on the back. If not… well, at least your Mac isn’t > secretly hoarding any more “digital snacks” without your permission. 😎 ChatGPT was VERY helpful. See for yourself by following the link. -- David