How to Manage Mac Storage and Free Up Space
How to Manage Mac Storage and Free Up Space
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Example
:- MacOS
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Steps
:-
1.
Check
your storage usage:
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Click
the Apple Menu in the top-left corner on your screen
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Select
About This Mac, from the dropdown menu.
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In
the About This Mac window, go to the Storage tab.
2.
Open
Storage Management Tool:
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In
the Storage tab, click the Manage button (it’s next to the
storage bar, on the right)
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This
will open the Storage Management window, where you can manage and optimize
your storage.
3.
Review
Storage Recommendations:
Once in Storage Management, you’ll see a few helpful
options to free up space.
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Storage
in iCloud: This will
upload files to iCloud, so they’re not stored on your Mac, freeing up space.
o Click: “Store
in iCloud” to activate it, and follow the prompts.
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Optimize
Storage: Removes
movies, TV shows, and email attachments you have already viewed from your Mac,
but keeps them available in iCloud
o Click:
“Optimize Storage” to enable it.
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Empty
Trash Automatically: This
option deletes items in your Trash after 30 days
o Click:
Empty Trash Automatically to turn it on.
4.
Reduce
Clutter:
In the Storage Management window, click on Applications in the
sidebar.
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This
will all you to find and delete large files or old documents.
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The
system will show a list of flies that are taking up space.
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Review
and delete any large files or old items you no longer need by clicking the Delete
button.