[dalaen]

Hi everyone,

I'm actually wondering how large is an average "Other" space shown in the "About this Mac" menu.
Mine is about 21GB. But I guess it includes my 9GB Virtual Machine. So is it around 12?

I didn't check unfortunately upon setting up my computer.

Moreover, I have an unknown 0.8GB of Photos, no idea where they come from. I have none! But well...

[warcraftWidow]

Other includes a local time machine backup for when a time machine drive is not available. It should go down after a backup. There's also a terminal command that can disable local time machine backups if you don't want them. A quick google search should find it. On a Mac that is the majority of your'Other'.

[dalaen]

Thanks Karen.
Well I will set up my Time Machine this week. So I'll keep you updated!

[Fausty82]

Other includes a local time machine backup for when a time machine drive is not available. It should go down after a backup. There's also a terminal command that can disable local time machine backups if you don't want them. A quick google search should find it. On a Mac that is the majority of your'Other'.

sudo tmutil disablelocal