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Right-click the app in the All Apps grid. The bottom of the menu shows where the app itself lives and where its data and caches live, each with its size — highlighted when it's on your Mac (space you could reclaim) and greyed when it's on your fast drive.

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The Uninstall confirmation also lists each piece of an app's data with its size.

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Apps · The Apps window and launcher

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How do I see how much space an app's data and caches use?

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Short answer: Right-click the app in the All Apps grid: the menu shows where the app and its data and caches live, with sizes. The Uninstall screen lists each piece too.

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Right-click the app in the All Apps grid. The bottom of the menu shows where the app itself lives and where its data and caches live, each with its size — highlighted when it's on your Mac (space you could reclaim) and greyed when it's on your fast drive.

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The Uninstall confirmation also lists each piece of an app's data with its size.

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