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how to free up storage after backup


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Mar 24, 2022 9:36 AM

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Posted on Mar 24, 2022 9:39 AM

Kurby1100 wrote:

how to free up storage after backup


How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206996


See used and available storage space on your Mac

See used and available storage space on your Mac - Apple Support


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Mar 24, 2022 9:39 AM in response to Kurby1100

Kurby1100 wrote:

how to free up storage after backup


How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206996


See used and available storage space on your Mac

See used and available storage space on your Mac - Apple Support


User tip: "Other and What Can I Do About It ?"

What is "Other" and What Can I Do About I… - Apple Community



Mar 24, 2022 10:08 AM in response to Kurby1100

Here are soma additional thoughts on freeing up space on your hard drive:


The files that you have control over are located in the Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Music and Movies folders.  You can use either of these two free apps, GrandPerspective  or OmniDiscSweeper, to find the largest files on your drive so you can determine if they can be deleted or moved to an external HD for storage.  


Note: you can empty the Downloads folder after the apps and/or updates that were downloaded have been installed or applied.  Many users have found a couple of Gigabytes of files in their Downloads folder which are no longer needed. 


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