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TrancyGoose

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Jan 13, 2021
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Recently started paying attention to my storage.
Granted, I don't store most of my stuff on Mac locally.
I run some apps, like MS Office, I have 2 additional browsers, SparkMail etc ... but important stuff stays in OneDrive or on my T7.

Noticed something strange, the "Other" in storage breakdown takes almost 24 GB, what is it?

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Also, I have been trying to understand how Photos App, works on my iPhone and Mac. Now, I made it so that whenever i take a picture or video on my iPhone, it's available on my Mac too. However, does Mac store it locally too? It's not in the cloud right? The actual photos are stored on my device, as I understand?

I also noticed that Mac mail is taking up a gig and a half, even though all accounts are disabled for mail, and I am using SparkMail currently as the default client.

Can anyone who knows more than me, explain these things to me? :)
 
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