1/3 of iMac HD taken by 'other '. How to find and delete?

Hello.

Screenshots below shows almost 700 GB of 'Other' via Info, disk utility and the about this Mac.

I also used Omni drive Sweeper & he showed about 1 TB used; did not show the 'Other' Go 700.

(Frustrating, reminds me of a similar common situation with my iPhone... space displayed as "Other" or "Docs & Data", without any way to identify and remove)

  • Why is this happening?
  • How can I find and remove?
  • How can I prevent it happening again?

Thank you!

Other = Email, Contacts, calendars, OS X and other things not in one of the categories with names.

Be careful and identify before you delete

Tags: Mac OS & System Software

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