need to remove files on laptop

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need to remove files on laptop

I need more storage on my MacBook so I can back it up. I don't know how to remove files. I have already removed all the downloads and emptied the trash, but that wasn't enough. Any advice?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 11.2

Posted on Dec 9, 2017 8:06 PM

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Kappy

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Dec 9, 2017 8:09 PM in response to glamgrl

How to Free Up Space on The Hard Drive

You can remove data from your Home folder except for the /Home/Library/ folder.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.
Also, see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.
Free up storage space on your Mac.
See Where did my Disk Space go?.
Be sure to Empty the Trash to recover the space.
Replace the drive with a larger one. Check out OWC for drives, tutorials, and toolkits.
Use OmniDiskSweeper or GrandPerspective to search your drive for large files and where they are located.

To check the available space on the drive:

Get Correct Storage Information

Do not use the information from the Storage section of the About This Mac dialog. Ignore the Storage information as it is typically wrong. To find out the correct information for any disk: Select a Desktop disk icon. Press Command-I to open the Get Info window and look at the topmost panel displayed. You will find the disk information displayed for Capacity, Available, and Used. If you have more than one disk/partition then repeat for each one on your Desktop.

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