How to Clean Up Mac Storage: Free Up Space

A full hard drive slows down your Mac and prevents updates. Here is how to clean up storage.

Use Built-in Storage Management

Click Apple menu > System Settings > General > Storage. Enable recommendations for automatic space savings.

Find Large Files

Check Documents to find large files, old DMG files, iOS backups, and unused apps. Sort by size to find the biggest space hogs.

Clean System Data

Time Machine local snapshots and logs accumulate. Use Storage Management or Terminal commands like tmutil to remove them.