I recently encountered a frustrating issue with my 2018 Mac mini. A few weeks ago, the device crashed due to a full hard drive. Initially, I suspected that I had been hacked since I hadn’t downloaded anything recently. After searching for potential causes, I couldn’t pinpoint where all my storage had gone.
To resolve the problem, I decided to reformat the Mac mini. This process freed up around 200 GB of space, and for a short while, the computer ran smoothly. However, just two weeks later, I found myself back down to only 50 GB of available space. It drives me crazy to watch my hard drive space diminish in real-time, almost as if something is downloading in the background.
Given that I haven’t downloaded anything and I utilize a 2 TB external SSD for storage, my primary theory is that iCloud syncing might be the culprit, pulling files onto my internal drive. I’m eager to turn this feature off but I’m not sure how to go about it. I’ve already disabled the “Optimize Mac Storage” function for iCloud. However, I’m still at a loss regarding where this excess data could be located, making it difficult for me to delete it and reclaim my storage space.
Any assistance or guidance on identifying and removing this unneeded data would be greatly appreciated.
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