Clean Your Mac’s Storage
Let’s face it: unless you paid for an extra upgrade, you’re probably rocking a Mac with 256GB or 512GB of storage. Unfortunately, that’s not enough for many of us.
The bad news is that once your Mac starts to run out of storage, you might see how it also starts to slow down. It’s important to understand where your storage is going and how to clean it up.
First, to check your storage, you need to:
- Click the Apple menu in the top left corner of your screen.
- Go to System Settings.
- Click on General.
- Scroll down and select Storage.
It might take a while, but your Mac will show you how much storage you have left.
If you scroll down, you’ll notice all the storage the apps, documents, and other files are taking. You can then go and try to clean as much as possible. Delete files you don’t need, go over your Downloads folder, clean it up, and be sure to empty your trash can.
Tip: Right below your current storage, you should see a Recommendations section. Use it to quickly clean your Mac and get some storage space back.