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RemoteFix 24/7
Storage Deep Clean
APFS-level disk analysis & optimization
MacBook Air (sample) Serial: ••••••••••
Sample session
Report v2.0.0
Client: J. M. (anonymized)
Technician: RemoteFix 24/7
Session: SAMPLE-DEMO
Machine information
Model
MacBook Air
Apple Silicon
Processor
Apple M-series
arm64
Memory
16 GB
macOS
Sonoma
latest
Disk overview — at intake
96%
Space used
CRITICAL
Total
494 GB
Used
476 GB
Free
18 GB
Disk usage96%

macOS warns below 10% free. Performance degrades sharply — swap thrashing, failed updates, app crashes.

Action plan — executive summary
84.6 GB
Total recoverable space identified · sorted by size · each item reviewed with the client before removal
ItemSizeRisk level
🐳 Docker images & volumes (unused)31.2 GBVerify
💿 Forgotten installers (.dmg / .pkg / .iso)18.9 GBSafe
🛠 Xcode DerivedData & iOS DeviceSupport12.4 GBSafe
🗂️ User & system caches9.1 GBSafe
📱 Old iPhone backups (kept latest)6.8 GBWith care
📦 npm / Homebrew / pip caches3.4 GBSafe
🗑️ Trash2.8 GBSafe
"System Data" / "Other" — decoded

This is the category Finder won't explain. Our APFS-level scan breaks it down to the byte.

🐳 Docker
Unused images, build cache, dangling volumes
31.2 GB
🛠️ Xcode DerivedData
~/Library/Developer/Xcode
12.4 GB
🗂️ User caches
~/Library/Caches
7.6 GB
📋 System logs
/private/var/log
1.5 GB
Developer caches & packages
🐳 Docker
31.2 GB
🛠 Xcode DerivedData
8.9 GB
📦 npm cache
1.8 GB
🍺 Homebrew
980 MB
🐍 pip cache
610 MB
🍫 CocoaPods
420 MB
Forgotten installers (.dmg / .pkg / .iso)
18.9 GB
23 files found in Downloads, Desktop & Documents — safe to remove after install.
FileLocationSize
Windows11.iso~/Downloads5.4 GB
Office_Installer.pkg~/Downloads1.7 GB
Xcode_beta.dmg~/Desktop3.1 GB
macOS_Installer.dmg~/Downloads2.3 GB
CreativeSuite.dmg~/Downloads2.0 GB
+ 18 more installer files…
Disk overview — after deep clean
38%
Space used
HEALTHY
Total
494 GB
Used
191 GB
Free
303 GB
Disk usage38%
84.6 GB
Space recovered — with zero data loss
All client documents, photos and projects were backed up and verified before any deletion.
Recommendations
✓
Disk restored to a healthy state

From 18 GB free to 303 GB free. Monthly Docker prune and quarterly installer cleanup recommended to keep it there.

⚠
Set up automatic backups

We configured Time Machine + an offsite copy so future cleanups are risk-free.

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