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How to Reclaim 160GB of Mac 'System Data' from Docker and Xcode
A developer found 300GB of 'System Data' on their Mac, mostly from Docker images and Xcode build artifacts. By running terminal commands, they identified 160GB of reclaimable space. Clearing Docker and Xcode caches freed the bulk of the storage.
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This is a practical fix for developers, but it highlights Apple's opaque storage management that frustrates users.
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