Store in iCloudīy clicking on the Store in iCloud option you will have the following options: Desktop & Documents folders in iCloud Using Apple’s tool to Manage StorageĪpple’s built in tool provides some basic tools to start cleaning up your Mac. If you the coloured sections on the chart it will show you how much each type is using.Ĭlicking on the Manage button brings up a tool to help you optimise the storage in your Mac.

In the above image the Mac has a total of 250GB of storage with 141.86GB being used. To see how much space you have available select About This Mac from the Apple () menu, then click the Storage tab. How much hard disk space does my Mac have? While the message can be ignored for a little while it will begin to cause issues if you don’t resolve it soon.Įventually you will be greeted by the more terrifying “Your startup disk is full.” message and will not be able to save new documents amongst other issues. When your Mac begins to run low on disk space it will start warning you to free up space by displaying the above warning. The “Your startup disk is almost full.” message

We recommend keeping at least 10% free space. When you start to run low on free hard disk space on your Mac it can start to cause issues.

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