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My Mac is nearing capacity and I'm looking for files I can delete to open up some space. When I go to Manage my HD, there's a category list and in it is iOS Files. I see three iPhones and my iPad.
One of the iPhone files is from 2018 and the others are from 2019. The one from 2018 appears to be a backup of an old iPhone. Is this correct? Is there any reason I can't delete it?
iMac 21.5", macOS 10.13
Sure, you can safely delete that. But if your Mac is nearing capacity, you'll probably need more than that. For starters move larger, lesser used files off to an external drive.
This Support Topic has some good advice on freeing up storage.
How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
As a rule of them 10-15% free space should be kept for efficient running of OS and apps.
Sure, you can safely delete that. But if your Mac is nearing capacity, you'll probably need more than that. For starters move larger, lesser used files off to an external drive.
This Support Topic has some good advice on freeing up storage.
How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
As a rule of them 10-15% free space should be kept for efficient running of OS and apps.
I have a follow-up question. I have two additional iOS files, as I mentioned, last accessed 2/16/19 and 5/8/19. I assume that the latest is for my X Max which I purchased around that time.
Am I running a risk if I delete the 2/6/19 file? It's another 47 gb.
The names for both are the same, just "iPhone". Is there a way to identify exactly what phones these are associated with?
Thanks. This is a large file as a percentage of my total HD space, about 5%.
I'll review the link provided for more ideas.
You're welcome. Yes, that is large.
The 2/6/2019 file is almost a year old, didn't you make any backups since then?
To exactly identify the backups go to iTunes menu > Preferences > Devices
Thanks. That shows me which is which when I hover.
Yes, I'm sure I've backed it up since then, but probably just to the cloud.
You're welcome. You Mac should like the lightened load :)
Is it ok to delete old ios files from my mac?
