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Mac Data Management Free Up Storage Space on Mac

This post is about how to free up space on Mac and speed up a Mac. No matter what kinds of macOS you are using, you can discover a workable way to get more free storage in macOS from this page.

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Mac Data Management Free Up Storage Space on Mac

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  1. FonePaw MacMaster Mac Data Management: Free Up Storage Space on Mac When your startup disk is full on MacBook or iMac, you may be prompted with a message which asks you to delete some files to make more space available on your startup up disk and free up Mac space. Please stop fixing startup disk full problem manually as you can complete the task in a more time-saving and effective way. Let's see how to deal with it in details. How to Manage Storage on Mac (For macOS Sierra and Later) If you are using macOS Sierra and later, you can manage the Mac data and free up space on Mac startup disk easily with the built-in Optimized Storage feature. The gist for this method is to save files to cloud and remove the useless files on your MacBook or iMac. But how to check what's taking up space on Mac? Actually, it is very easy to find them out. Just go to the Apple menu on your computer and choose "About This Mac > Storage". Then you will see an overview of the free space as well as the occupied space. The storage is divided into different categories: Apps, Movies, Photos, Audio, Backups, the undescriptive category-Purgeable and so on. What is Purgeable on Mac storage? "Purgeable" is one of the storage categories on Mac computers with macOS Sierra. When you enable the Optimize Mac Storage feature, you may probably find out a category called Purgeable, which stores the files that will move to iCloud when storage space is needed, and the caches and temporary files are also included. What is Other on Mac storage? "Other" category is always seen in macOS X El Capitan or earlier. All the files that are not categorized as any other category would be saved in the Other category. For example, the disk images or archives, plug-ins, documents, and caches would be as recognized as Other. Now, you can begin to manage storage and free up disk space on your Mac. Click on the Manage button and you are able to see the interface as below. FonePaw Technology Limited 1

  2. FonePaw MacMaster You are allowed to delete files from startup disk and optimize the storage space on the left pane under the "Recommendations" menu, or you can also start managing with the options of Store in iCloud, Optimize Storage, Empty Trash Automatically and Reduce Clutter. Store in iCloud: You are able to store the files from Desktop and Documents locations to iCloud Drive. For all of the full-resolution photos and videos, you can store them in iCloud Photo Library. When you need an original file, you can click on the download icon or just open it to save them on your Mac. Optimize Storage: You can easily optimize storage for iTunes movies, TV shows and attachments. For example, it can't be easier when you are looking for a way in how to delete movies from Mac. Or, you're able to clean up "Other" storage on Mac with this option. Empty Trash Automatically: If your files have been in Trash for more than 30 days, they would be permanently deleted. Reduce Clutter: You are allowed to delete files that are useless in different apps. Just click on the “Review Files” button and choose the item you want in the sidebar to start optimizing. How to Manage Storage on Mac (For all macOS versions) Though the Optimized Storage feature in macOS Sierra makes it easier to manage storage and free up space on MacBook Air/Pro or iMac, you may find out the fact that it takes a pretty long time for the job as you need to manage and remove the useless files one by one. Besides, if you are using the macOS X El Capitan or earlier, you will find out that there is even no manage button on Mac storage. It's true as only the macOS Sierra and later carries the Optimized Storage feature. To fix the issues, you are recommended to use the FonePaw MacMaster program, an all-in-one Mac app that aims to monitor the system status including the battery state, CPU usage, memory usage, etc., scan out junk file and clean it up effectively. So why don't you download and install the MacMaster app on your computer to have a try? FonePaw Technology Limited 2

  3. FonePaw MacMaster You are able to see there are many different options including Junk Files, Clutter, Large & Old Files, Duplicate Finder, Uninstaller, Shredder, Similar Images Finder, Extensions, and Privacy, which indicate that the program is very powerful and you can optimize the storage in a deeper way. You can also refer to a video guide to optimize and manage your Mac. But please notice that the app's interface in the video guide differs from the one which is posted here. Tha's because the MacMaster has been updated. But never mind, you can still check this video guide as the functions of it never get changed. FonePaw Technology Limited 3

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