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How do I free up disk space on my Mac air?

i Have dumped 1000 photos,and freed 1.76gb disk space

i have found many files of icons from websites

CCan I transfer all files to Dropbox. No, because Dropbox keeps telling me about the disk space too.

i Have trashed files , tried to transfer them to external hard drives .. No space!


i can't have an iPad and iPhone all synced. Is that the problem.?

MacBook Air

Posted on May 2, 2015 6:01 AM

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May 2, 2015 6:04 AM in response to Scarth

Go step by step and check.


1. Start up in Safe Mode.


http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11212


2. Backup your computer.



3. Empty Trash.


http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13806



4. Disk space / Time Machine / Local Snapshots

Local backups


http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4878


5. Delete old iOS Devices Backup.


iTunes > Preferences > Devices

Highlight the old Backups , press “Delete Backup” and then “OK”.


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US


6. Re-index Macintosh HD.


This will take a while. Wait until it is finished.


System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy


http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409


7.Try OmniDiskSweeper. This will show the storage size details of the items.


https://www.omnigroup.com/more


Select Macintosh HD and click “Sweep Selected Drive” at the bottom.


Be careful. Delete only the files that can be safely deleted. If you are not sure about any file, don’t touch it.


8. Move iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie media folders to an external drive.


iTunes

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201562


iPhoto

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2506


iMovie

http://support.apple.com/kb/ph2289

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