> In addition, as you may know, a bug in recent macOS causes it to download the > 12+ GB macOS Monterey installer periodically which would have left it with > only 8 GB available.
I recently discovered this behavior as well. My solution is to leave the installer in place - ensuring it’s not auto-downloaded again - while removing ‘SharedSupport.dmg’ from within the app bundle. This frees up the vast majority of storage space, without invalidating the installer itself. Cheers, -Chris