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How can I solve this problem (app storage)

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Jlin2317

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Why my app's storage is even bigger than the Macbook's original storage?
See the attachment below: app is 126.68g while my macbook pro is 120.1 g?
(By the way I only have a few apps, like Microsoft word PowerPoint excel...)

And how can i delete my backup of 23.3 mb? Before upgrading to yosimite i did not have backup, while after upgrading to yosimite the backup of 23.3mb showd up (i never opened time machine and turned it on!!!)

Can somebody help me?🙁🙁🙁
 

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The graphic is not very accurate and sometimes it can go wacko. The graphic is based on spotlight's index. To fix it, go to Spotlight in System Preferences, go to the Privacy tab, and then drag in your main volume. Then remove it. After this Spotlight will re-index your volume and it should be more accurate.
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716
 
poiihy said:
Macintosh HD is your only volume. Choose Macintosh HD.
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NOW it becomes this... Where's my photos, audio and movies?
And by the way why the backup still exists? How can I delete them
 

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poiihy said:
I don't know what counts as backups... It could be iOS backups in ITunes or something like that
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It can't be iOS backup since I deleted end them already. Anyway thanks for your help.

BTW, what is 'other' ? Will it have a trend that keeps increasing
 
poiihy said:
Other is everything else, including the system files.
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My backups are weird now because: when I turn on my MacBook pro, the backups in storage does not show up, but after a while when I click the storage again, the backups emerge of 23.3 mb. Doesn't ir look weird?
 
Jlin2317 said:
I reckon it finishes. Other icons reappear but the 'backups' still exists What's the problem then
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That is because you have Time Machine turned on and that backups space it used for local snapshots. You can just ignore it as the OS will shrink down that space if you need it for user files.

If you turn Time Machine off then back on you will notice that space drops back down to close to zero.
 
Weaselboy said:
That is because you have Time Machine turned on and that backups space it used for local snapshots. You can just ignore it as the OS will shrink down that space if you need it for user files.

If you turn Time Machine off then back on you will notice that space drops back down to close to zero.
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I didn't turin time machine on. The fact is when I upgraded to Yosemite the backups emerged. How can I delete them?🙁🙁
 
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