I use a 128GB SSD for the system and applications. The operating system warned me that I was running out of disk. When I checked the Applications folder (on Mac) I discovered that Local occupies about 800MB. I do not understand programming but it seems too much considering that WordPress installations store them in another disk.
Welcome to the community and thanks for the Feature request!
This is definitely something that we’re working on, and which should improved upon when Local Lightning is released. In case you’re wanting to learn more, here’s the announcement for Local Lightning in the forums: ⚡️ Lightning Fast ⚡️