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Step one: Identify space hogs and optimize storage

YOUR MAC’S BUILT–IN primary drive, called Macintosh HD by default, is where all your files are stored, unless you saved them to an external drive. Check both for anything you don’t need to keep.

1 Get an overview

The status bar at the foot of any Finder window (show or hide it with Cmd+/) lists free space on the current drive. For more detail, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu

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