Google Earth Pro caches the planet as you fly over it. Here is how big it can get
Google Earth Pro keeps imagery in a disk cache so places load faster. Where it is on a Mac, how to limit it, and how to clear it.
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Mac storage, explained.
What fills your disk, where it hides, and what is safe to remove. Every guide gives you a way to check it on your own Mac.
SwiftUI Previews run in their own simulators, and those simulators keep their own data
Xcode Previews use a separate set of simulator devices with their own caches. Where they are, how big they get, and the one command that resets them.
OrbStack's disk grows with your images and machines, even if it shrinks better than most
OrbStack stores containers, images and Linux machines in one data image. How to see what fills it, prune it, and check the space really came back.
Podman on a Mac runs in a virtual machine whose disk only grows
Podman's machine keeps images and containers in a disk image under your home folder. How to measure it, prune it, and reclaim space when pruning is not enough.
Colima's virtual disk and cached images: where they are and how to shrink them
Colima runs Docker in a Lima virtual machine with its own disk, plus a cache of downloaded images. How to measure both and reclaim space safely.
Old Vagrant boxes and forgotten VMs: two places to look, both usually large
Every Vagrant box version is kept until you prune it, and each VM made from one has its own disk. How to list both, remove old ones, and check the provider.
Git LFS keeps every version of every large file you have checked out, until you prune
Repositories with Git LFS store large file versions in .git/lfs. How to see how much each repo holds, and prune old versions without breaking anything.
ccache and sccache fill up to their limit and stay there. Here is how to set the limit
Compiler caches keep up to 5 or 10 GB by default. How to see what yours holds, lower the limit, or clear it when you finish a C, C++ or Rust project.
The ~/.julia folder keeps every package version, artifact and compiled cache
Julia stores packages, binary artifacts and precompiled code in ~/.julia, and old versions stay until garbage collected. How to measure and trim it.
PlatformIO and Arduino download a full toolchain for every board you have tried
Each microcontroller platform brings its own compiler, SDK and tools, often hundreds of MB. Where PlatformIO and Arduino keep them, and how to prune.
The Qt folder in your home holds every Qt version you ever installed
The Qt online installer puts each version with its modules in ~/Qt, several GB each. How to see which are there and remove old ones properly.
Kotlin Multiplatform keeps a full Kotlin/Native toolchain per version in ~/.konan
Every Kotlin version used in a Multiplatform project downloads its own native compiler and dependencies to ~/.konan. How big it gets and what to remove.