Mac storage problem Help!!

[macronz]

Hello

My mac has been been giving me problems with storage so I cleared the drive and got sierra
now after two weeks its full,
I have not replaced my old documents and stuff so I have no idea where it is going.
Systems is taking 30gb which is still ridiculous but not as bad as before I cleared it
But it says Documents is taking 65Gb when there is nothing on my computer I don't Understand pls help
What could be the problem.
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Hello

My mac has been been giving me problems with storage so I cleared the drive and got sierra
now after two weeks its full,
I have not replaced my old documents and stuff so I have no idea where it is going.
Systems is taking 30gb which is still ridiculous but not as bad as before I cleared it
But it says Documents is taking 65Gb when there is nothing on my computer I don't Understand pls help
What could be the problem.

OH and a weird thing is that when I click the storage tab in about it it switches the numbers one time it say systems is 56 and Documents is 42 then When I click manage it goes back to the other values

 

[jbarley]

Do a get info on your boot drive and check the "used" figure.
Also check that your spotlight privacy preferences are correct, and finally re-index Spotlight, this might change the figures you are seeing.

 

[gsahli]

Is this a Macbook? Is Time Machine ON and making local temp backups - taking space?