Operations Guide to Make Space on Mac Step by Step - Qiling  

Effective Methods of How to Make Space on Mac with Handy Tools


What Happens if Your Space on Mac Is Run Out?

Many MacBooks are equipped with SSD; though they do make your computer extremely fast, their storage is limited (Big storage SSD on Mac does cost a lot, and maybe some of us cannot afford it, and we usually underestimate the storage use we need in the future). It is too easy to see the "Disk is almost full" warning appears on your MacBook screen. Too much data on your hard disk might slow down your computer and cause freezes and crashes.

If you don't have enough space in your Mac, you can't update Mac OS or software, not to mention download apps or your favorite movies, and many regular operations can't be done.

Warning of Full Storage

What Is Taking up Space on My Mac?

To make space on Mac, first, you need to check the free space on your disk. Here are the steps:

You can see that in addition to these colored sections, there is a gray section called "Other"; this section usually stores temporary internet files and cache files, application installers, and other files that can be deleted and cleared out of space in most cases.

Window of Storage on Mac

How Do I Make Space on My Mac?

Solutions and their practice steps of Making Space on Mac.

1. Using Mac OS Built-in Tools

Mac OS has built-in optimization tools that are very easy to use. We can find them by clicking the "Manage" button at the top of the storage bar. The interface here has four optimization options.

1) Store in iCloud: You may need to pay money for this service monthly

You can store large files such as photos and movies that you don't use right now in iCloud and keep the files you use frequently and are essential on your Mac.

However, if you want more storage space in iCloud, you need to pay for it; usually, they are 50GB for 99 cents a month.

2) Optimize storage:

When space on your Mac is running low, the Mac will automatically move movies and TV shows you've already seen to the trash and keep only recent email attachments on this Mac.

3) Empty trash automatically:

Items in the trash for more than 30 days will be automatically eliminated once this option is activated.

4) Reduce clutter:

Find large, old, or unnecessary files on your Mac and remove them from your system. You may need to delete them manually.

Window of Built-in Optimization Tools on Mac

2. Compressing Files

1) On the Finder screen, find the file or folder you wish to compress. Click on each file you want to pick while holding down the Command key to select several files.

2) Right-click the files after choosing them to bring up the list. Your Mac will begin compressing the files you selected as soon as you choose "Compress."

3) After the compression is complete, click on View the same file path as the original file, where you can find the new compressed file.

Window of Compress Files on Mac

3. Prepare an External Hard Drive

You can use HDD, SSD, or other hard drives to help you to store data on your Mac.

Q&A: About How to Make Space on Mac

How do I store files in iCloud?

Is it possible to retrieve videos deleted by Optimize storage on Mac?

The answer is Yes. You can download them back again if needed.

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