How to Use Optimised Storage on Your Mac

How to use Optimize Storage on Mac

1. Click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of your screen.
2. Select About this Mac from the drop-down menu. ...
3. Click on the Storage tab in the System Information window.
4. Click on Manage. ...
5. Click on Optimize... in the Optimize Storage section of the window.

1. What does optimize Mac storage Do?
2. Should I use optimize Mac storage?
3. What happens if I turn off optimize Mac storage?
4. What does it mean to optimize your storage?
5. How do you free up space on your Mac?
6. How do I free up space on my Mac 2020?
7. What happens if you optimize Iphone storage?
8. Why are photos taking up space on Mac?
9. Can you buy more disk space on Mac?
10. How do you turn off optimize storage?
11. Does iCloud drive use space on my Mac?
12. How do I turn off iCloud drive without losing files on my Mac?

What does optimize Mac storage Do?

Optimized Storage helps you save storage space space by storing your content in iCloud and making it available on demand: When storage space is needed, files, photos, movies, email attachments, and other files that you seldom use are stored in iCloud automatically.

Should I use optimize Mac storage?

macOS can help make more room on your Mac by optimizing its storage. When space is needed, it keeps files, photos and videos, Apple TV movies and shows, and email attachments in iCloud and makes them available on demand. Files don't take up space on your Mac, and you can download the original files when you need them.

What happens if I turn off optimize Mac storage?

What happens if I turn off Optimize Mac Storage? Actually, Optimized Storage usurps control over local storage by automatically deleting selected files. So if you turn it off, all your data will be stored both in iCloud and on your Mac computer.

What does it mean to optimize your storage?

With Optimize Storage, smaller, space-saving photos and videos are kept on your device while all of your original, full-resolution versions are stored in iCloud. And as long as you have enough space in iCloud, you can store as many photos and videos as you want.

How do you free up space on your Mac?

1. Remove documents from Other Storage space

1. From your desktop, press Command-F.
2. Click This Mac.
3. Click the first dropdown menu field and select Other.
4. From the Search Attributes window, tick File Size and File Extension.
5. Now you can input different document file types (. ...
6. Review the items and then delete as needed.

How do I free up space on my Mac 2020?

Eight Solutions to Free Up Space on Mac

1. Downloads Folder. ...
2. Unwanted Apps. ...
3. Duplicate Photos and Media Files. ...
4. Get rid of Trash. ...
5. iTunes Backup. ...
6. Temporary Files. ...
7. Mac Mail Attachments. ...
8. Move Files to an External Storage.

What happens if you optimize Iphone storage?

If you turn on Optimize Storage, iCloud Photos automatically manages the size of your library on your device. Your original photos and videos are stored in iCloud and space-saving versions are kept on your device. Your library is optimized only when you need space, starting with the photos and videos you access least.

Why are photos taking up space on Mac?

Storage" on that device (e.g., "Optimize Mac Storage" on your Mac). After you do that, Photos will automatically detect storage becoming tight on your device and discard the full resolution copies of enough photos to ease the storage constraint, keeping copies with lower resolution.

Can you buy more disk space on Mac?

The most radical option to expand your MacBook's storage is to upgrade its SSD. Unfortunately, you can't upgrade all MacBooks because Apple changed the manufacturing process on its newest models. However, you can upgrade the following models: MacBook Pro non-Retina up to late 2016.

How do you turn off optimize storage?

To disable Optimize Storage for downloaded songs, you'll go the Settings app and head to the Music section.

1. In Settings > Music, scroll down to Downloads.
2. Select Optimize Storage.
3. Disable the toggle at the top for Optimize Storage.

Does iCloud drive use space on my Mac?

iCloud Drive automatically appears on any Apple device running the latest software. Apple will automatically save files within your desktop and documents to the iCloud, meaning these files are accessible no matter where you are. While it is very useful, it completely eats up your iCloud storage space.

How do I turn off iCloud drive without losing files on my Mac?

Go to Apple Menu > System Preferences > iCloud > iCloud Drive > "Options" and UNcheck the "Desktop & Documents Folders" checkbox. You'll get a pop-up warning you that these files will only be stored in iCloud Drive if you disable Desktop and Documents syncing. Go ahead and click “Turn Off”.