How to free up space on your Mac

Most of us will run out of storage space at some point.
It’s important to know how to properly clean up your computer and free up space if this happens to you.
The following sections will explain how to free up disk space on your computer.

You have several choices for freeing up space on your iMac or Macbook.

Organize your hard drive storage

To access the Apple menu, click the Apple icon in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Choose About This Mac from the Apple menu.
Click the Storage tab at the top of the System Information window that appears.
On the right-hand side, click the Manage option.
Hard disk management options are shown in the menu below.
You can follow Apple’s recommended procedures for cleaning up space or pick things up yourself by selecting one of the tabs on the left.

Remove outdated applications from your computer

Uninstalling programs, even games you no longer use can free up a lot of disk space.

How to remove or uninstall a program on a Mac

For a variety of reasons, uninstalling apps from your MacBook or iMac can be beneficial.
Fewer applications on your computer save disk space and make your computer run faster and smoother.

Furthermore, certain macOS programs will not be successfully upgraded unless the previous version is uninstalled first.

Follow the instructions below to find out how to remove the software on your Mac.

Uninstalling software or application

At the bottom of the screen, click the Finder icon in the Dock.

Click the macOS application selector on the left side of the window that appears, below the Favorites area.

Find the app or apps you want to remove.

Select Move to Trash from the drop-down menu when you right-click an application icon.

Right-click the trash can icon in the Dock when you’re done selecting apps to remove.

Select Empty Trash from the menu.