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Can i ask for assistance to free space in my mac?

Can i ask for assistance to free space up in my mac?




Posted on Sep 19, 2022 5:16 AM

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Posted on Sep 19, 2022 5:28 AM

cherlenerobson wrote:

Can i ask for assistance to free space up in my mac?

of course you can. that's why we are here. :)


if you are running low on space, you can purchase an external HDD or SSD of sufficient capacity and move your larger files (videos, pictures, documents, etc...) to it. once they are on the EHD, you can simply erase the same files from your internal drive. and, if it's just going to be used for storage, you can use an HDD and save a few bucks over the cost of an SSD. FWIW, i personally keep very little on my internal drive.


also, you may want to read these two articles:


Optimize storage space on your Mac


How to free up storage space on your Mac


additionally, you want to keep ~ 20% of your local drive as free space for proper operation of macOS.

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Sep 19, 2022 5:28 AM in response to cherlenerobson

cherlenerobson wrote:

Can i ask for assistance to free space up in my mac?

of course you can. that's why we are here. :)


if you are running low on space, you can purchase an external HDD or SSD of sufficient capacity and move your larger files (videos, pictures, documents, etc...) to it. once they are on the EHD, you can simply erase the same files from your internal drive. and, if it's just going to be used for storage, you can use an HDD and save a few bucks over the cost of an SSD. FWIW, i personally keep very little on my internal drive.


also, you may want to read these two articles:


Optimize storage space on your Mac


How to free up storage space on your Mac


additionally, you want to keep ~ 20% of your local drive as free space for proper operation of macOS.

Can i ask for assistance to free space in my mac?

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