# Run folder taking too much storage space

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/run-folder-taking-too-much-storage-space/36728>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** mac\
**Created:** [April 30, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/run-folder-taking-too-much-storage-space/36728 "2023-04-30T03:42:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![marcelleteri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@marcelleteri](https://community.localwp.com/u/marcelleteri)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/run-folder-taking-too-much-storage-space/36728/1 "2023-04-30T03:42:23Z")

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**Issue Summary**

My run folder (Library/Application Support/Local/run) is taking up too much space, around 50 GB at the moment. I would appreciate any tips on how to clean it up without breaking my sites.

I have found the topic below regarding the same issue, but it was closed without a solution.

> [@Run Folder Storage Space](http://community.localwp.com/t/run-folder-storage-space/31159):
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> Issue Summary Local seems to be taking up a massive amount of storage space. The files seem to be coming from my Library → Application Support → Local → Run folder. Can these be removed? Troubleshooting Questions Does this happen for all sites in Local, or just one in particular? Local application in general Are you able to create a new, plain WordPress site in Local and access it in a Browser? Yes Replication Describe the steps that others can take to replicate this issue. If you have …

**System Details**

- Which version of Local is being used?

- What Operating System (OS) and OS version is being used?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![sambrockway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/sambrockway/32/18726_2.png) [@sambrockway](https://community.localwp.com/u/sambrockway)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/run-folder-taking-too-much-storage-space/36728/2 "2023-05-02T13:44:51Z")

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Hi there @marcelleteri - welcome to the Local community! 👋

A few things here. First, you can use the terminal to figure out which site is taking up so much data using the following commands:

```auto
cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Local/run 
du -sh ./*

```

In addition, I might suggest optimizing the database(s) of the site(s) and exploring some of the suggestions in this article:

> **[Working with large sites in Local](https://localwp.com/help-docs/advanced/working-with-large-sites-in-local/)**
>
> There isn't a hard size limit when using Local Connect to pull a site from Flywheel or WP Engine. Using Connect to pull a site larger than 5GB can cause issues due to various timeouts.

Let me know if this helps!

Sam

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/run-folder-taking-too-much-storage-space/36728/3 "2023-07-31T13:45:30Z")

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