Delete System and Application Cacheīoth the operating system and the various applications that run on your Mac frequently cache lots of files. Delete any large connection log files inside the directory. ~/Library/Containers//Data/Library/Logs/Mailģ.

Type the following folder path and press Enter: It’s best to check and get rid of them.ġ. Delete Connection Log FilesĪpplication logs aside, your Mac may also contain massive connection log files related to the Mail app. To make things easier, you can switch to List view (from the top of the Finder window) and use the Size column to sort the log files by size. Check for any oversized log files and delete them. Type tmutil listlocalsnapshotdates and press Enter to bring up a list of all local Time Machine snapshots along with their relevant date tags.ģ. Go to Finder > Applications > Utilities and open Terminal.Ģ. Note: If possible, create a fresh Time Machine backup with your external backup drive connected before you go ahead.ġ.

It’s best to check and get rid of them using Terminal. That happens when the operating system fails to clear older Time Machine snapshots from the internal storage. If you have Time Machine enabled on your Mac, you may end up with a chunk of “System” storage well beyond the usual size limits. Don’t forget to clear the Trash and check the Storage screen frequently as you work your way through them. If your Mac has a very large “System” storage allocation, the pointers that follow should you help reduce it.

Reduce macbook system storage