The 100gb of other storage i used to carry on my imac is whittled down to just 5gb.
How to delete system storage on macbook air.
To remove the extra language files you can use cleanmymac as we ve mentioned earlier it s under system junk language files.
In the account information section on the right optimise storage sets the download attachments menu to either recent or none.
When apple added its storage management feature to macos sierra and newer called optimize storage it reorganized what other storage is and where it s located on the mac.
Optimize storage selects automatically delete watched movies and tv shows in macos mojave or earlier open itunes choose itunes preferences from the menu bar then click advanced.
There are a certain number of macbook or imac users that are complaining why system takes so much space on mac and want to know how to delete system storage on mac.
If your macbook or imac has a relatively small storage space the huge system storage can be quite troublesome.
This is a normal response to clearing the cache.
I ve saved the easiest tips for the end as long as these ones are self explanatory.
And the sum of the storage size of these three parts system music creation and ios files is 43 38gb equal to the size of the huge system storage i showed before on the storage bar.
Correct storage usage on my macbook feb 2018.
The promised 1 tb of storage which is the capacity of the upcoming macbook air 2020 will still be not enough for many.
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Macbook storage issue is still a relevant one in 2020.
Keep in mind that clearing the system cache can cause your mac to freeze or crash unexpectedly.
In mail choose mail preferences from the menu bar and then click accounts.
Keep fewer opened tabs in the browser.
Optimize storage selects automatically delete watched movies and tv shows in mail choose mail preferences from the menu bar then click accounts.
Much of it has been divided out through other categories so it s easier to find and remove.
We generate more and more content on our devices and use apps that are bursting with cache files.
Replace adblock very memory demanding with a lighter extension.