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OtinG · 05-09-2021, 11:57 AM

Well, slowly making progress. As seen in the pre and post cleanup images attached, I've managed to reduce the System by about 10 GB and the over all used space by about 30 GB. So I'm now back down to where it used to be at around 115 GB available. I had to do a lot of cache deleting, mostly with Adobe CreativeCloud, and I moved several cache and backup folders to the Samsung T5 2 TB external SSD drive that always stays connected to my MacBook Pro.

Steps Taken So Far

Deleted Adobe Media Cache and Adobe Media Cache Files folders in Library
Purged Adobe Lightroom cache via the Lightroom app
Purged Adobe Camera Raw cache via the Adobe Camera Raw app
Purged Adobe Photoshop cache via the Photoshop app
Moved Lightroom cache folder to external Samsung T5 2TB SSD drive
Moved Lightroom backup folder to external Samsung T5 2TB SSD drive
Moved Adobe Camera Raw cache folder to external Samsung T5 2TB SSD drive
Moved Photoshop scratch disk folder to external Samsung T5 2TB SSD drive

There is still way too much bloat in System though, so I’m going to keep looking for it and purge it as much as possible. BTW, the CleanMyMac X app scan shows tat I cleaned up almost all the cache bloat it found, and a lot of the other bloat as well. I'm glad I didn't pay to use it as I managed to do almost as much as it would have, and for free. I think I probably have a lot of bloat from apps that were installed by other apps and apps I don't even use. Back to the hunt...

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05-09-2021, 11:57 AM	#5
OtinG Old Gadget Guy Posts: 1,906 Karma: 6854865 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Oasis 3, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPad mini 6, iPad Air 2020, Alexa Devices	Well, slowly making progress. As seen in the pre and post cleanup images attached, I've managed to reduce the System by about 10 GB and the over all used space by about 30 GB. So I'm now back down to where it used to be at around 115 GB available. I had to do a lot of cache deleting, mostly with Adobe CreativeCloud, and I moved several cache and backup folders to the Samsung T5 2 TB external SSD drive that always stays connected to my MacBook Pro. Steps Taken So Far Deleted Adobe Media Cache and Adobe Media Cache Files folders in Library Purged Adobe Lightroom cache via the Lightroom app Purged Adobe Camera Raw cache via the Adobe Camera Raw app Purged Adobe Photoshop cache via the Photoshop app Moved Lightroom cache folder to external Samsung T5 2TB SSD drive Moved Lightroom backup folder to external Samsung T5 2TB SSD drive Moved Adobe Camera Raw cache folder to external Samsung T5 2TB SSD drive Moved Photoshop scratch disk folder to external Samsung T5 2TB SSD drive There is still way too much bloat in System though, so I’m going to keep looking for it and purge it as much as possible. BTW, the CleanMyMac X app scan shows tat I cleaned up almost all the cache bloat it found, and a lot of the other bloat as well. I'm glad I didn't pay to use it as I managed to do almost as much as it would have, and for free. I think I probably have a lot of bloat from apps that were installed by other apps and apps I don't even use. Back to the hunt... .... Attached Thumbnails Last edited by OtinG; 05-09-2021 at 12:02 PM.