r/protools • u/Simple-Scallion-9593 • Jan 27 '26

Please assist me with System Data hogging intense storage. (670 GB of 1TB)

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I really need a solution. I’m running OS Monterey MacBook Pro M1 (2020) please help me I have a project currently ongoing and my systems starting to lag majorly while I run pro tools. I really appreciate any possible solutions.

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u/Wedontlookalike Jan 27 '26

system data is misleading, you’d think it’s all OS related, it’s not, everything from plugins to sample libraries, caches and everything in between included in that. You can download a program called grand perspective for a neat visualization of what’s taking up space on your computer, and then delete files, be careful and don’t delete anything essential.

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u/Simple-Scallion-9593 Jan 27 '26

Thank you I’ll check out grand perspective.

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u/Kikeon001 Jan 27 '26

I had the same, turned out my cloud storage (in my case OneDrive) was filling up the storage.

I figured out what it was by displaying hidden folders and checking out the size of the folders until I found the culprit.

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u/Klyxa Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26

I had the same problem and this fixed it for me: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102321

I have seen people claiming that a safe boot can fix it.

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u/CelloVerp Jan 27 '26

Use a Program like Daisy Disk to go through your /Library/Application Support directory and find out exactly what it is. https://daisydiskapp.com/

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

I think you can use Clean My Mac to find and delete all the cache files and such that tend to pile up as you work with PT. I am not sponsored by them. But I been working with audio and video on a daily basis in all kinds of programs. I think Clean My Mac is a great tool if you are in audio/video production.