If you're looking for an automated, native way to resolve this and reclaim gigabytes of space on your Mac, DiskPrune handles this safely and instantly without a subscription.

Manual Steps

While DiskPrune can automate this process using its tier-based safety engine and APFS snapshot flushing, here is how you might approach it manually...

Depending on your macOS version (Sonoma, Sequoia, etc.), system caches, application support orphaned files, and unreleased APFS snapshots can accumulate over time. Handling this directly via terminal commands or finder requires caution.