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Hello are the files in recents duplicates that I can delete?

I have many documents on a device and would like to remove some to clean up my MacBook Air, Monterey 12.7

Posted on Oct 4, 2023 5:00 AM

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Oct 4, 2023 4:16 PM in response to Kadett1


The files that you have control over are located in the Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Music, Movies and Applications (3rd party apps only) folders.  You can use this free app, GrandPerspective, 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.  Some users have found a couple of Gigabytes of files in their Downloads folder which are no longer needed. 


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