![]() When the dreaded notification pops up in the upper right of your Mac screen, it can feel maddening: Your disk is almost full. You can save space by optimizing storage, the notification tells you, along with the choice of either closing the notification (temporary bliss) or “managing” your space (eternally frustrating). The Storage Management pane is at best an overview of the massive clutter that’s collected in your Mac. Here’s the best thing you can do: Download an app to visualize your disk space, find which files are eating up your drive, then work on deleting them. new About This Mac window will appear with a picture of your Mac.Click the Apple icon at the top-left of the screen. Click the word Storage towards the top left of the window.Click About This Mac at the top of the menu. ![]() (If you’re not sure whether or not it’s okay to delete some unknown file, we’d recommend Googling it to see what it’s used for. An attractive window showing your free disk space will appear. Click the Delete Volume button in the toolbar. If Disk Utility isn’t open, click the Launchpad icon in the Dock, type Disk Utility in the Search field, then click the Disk Utility icon. Get a visual breakdown of your disk space in form of an interactive map, reveal the biggest space wasters, and remove them with a simple drag and drop. In the Disk Utility app on your Mac, select the APFS volume you want to delete in the sidebar. ![]() Or, to really be safe, only delete files you know you don’t need.) To manually clear cache files on Mac: Navigate to Go > Go To Folder. Click-hold Option and drag the Caches folder to your desktop as a backup in case something goes wrong. Select all the files in the Caches folder. Open the Apple menu, then select About This Mac. I tried out a bunch of options to get the job done - read on for my favorites. Click the Storage tab in the toolbar to see how much disk space you have available. (On OS X Mountain Lion or Mavericks, click the More info. Input may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. We only include products that have been independently selected by Input's editorial team.
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