Can I delete iPhone software updates stored on my mac book?

I'm struggling for HD same on my MacBook... I have 16GB in IPhone Software updates.

Is it safe to delete these files?

MacBook Pro 15″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Jun 13, 2020 1:38 PM

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Jun 13, 2020 1:48 PM in response to impy48

Yes, unless you need them.


How to Free Up Space on The Hard Drive


  1. You can remove data from your Home folder except for the /Home/Library/ folder.
  2. Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.
  3. Also, see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.
  4. What is 'Other' and 'Purgeable' in About This Mac?
  5. Files That Make Up the 'Other' Storage Category, and How to Remove Them
  6. Free up storage space on your Mac.
  7. See Where did my Disk Space go?.
  8. Be sure to Empty the Trash to recover the space.
  9. Replace the drive with a larger one. Check out OWC for drives, tutorials, and toolkits.
  10. Use OmniDiskSweeper or GrandPerspective to search your drive for large files and where they are located.


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