<ul><li>Spotlight on macOS can sometimes consume large amounts of storage due to bloated CoreSpotlight metadata.</li><li>To clear the large CoreSpotlight directory on Mac, you can navigate to ~/Library/Metadata/CoreSpotlight/ and delete the 'SpotlightKnowledgeEvents' and 'NSFileProtectionCompleteUntilFirstUserAuthentication' folders.</li><li>Deleting these folders and emptying the Trash can help reclaim disk space, but it may temporarily affect Spotlight's functionality until the index is rebuilt.</li><li>If you encounter issues with excessive disk space consumption by CoreSpotlight metadata, follow the steps mentioned above to clear out the caches and free up storage on your Mac.</li></ul>

How to Clear CoreSpotlight Metadata on Mac When Taking Up Large Amounts of Storage

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