To run well, your Mac needs enough hard drive space. When your system reaches near-full capacity, it becomes sluggish. To check the amount of storage space available on your Mac, go to the Apple icon, pick About This Mac, and then the Storage tab.
Click the Manage option to free up space on your hard disc. After that, you may rapidly manage your Mac's storage by following the steps below:
- iCloud storage is available. Move your files to cloud storage to free up space on your device.
- Storage should be optimized. To automatically eliminate movies and TV series you've previously seen, click the Optimize option. You may also use it to ensure that your system only saves current email attachments.
- Trash is automatically emptied. When you turn this tool on, it clears the Trash of objects that have been in there for longer than 30 days.
- Clutter should be minimised. This programme may be used to quickly identify and remove huge or unnecessary files.
Moving your files to an external hard drive is also a good idea. In the event that your device is compromised with malware,
Keep the number of programmes operating in the background to a minimum.
Despite the fact that your Mac is a powerful system, there are limits to how much it can manage at any given time. Too many programmes open at the same time might cause your system to slow down.
Make sure you don't have any unnecessary programmes running in the background on your Mac to help it speed up. You may perform a quick check using your dock. . Open apps have a small dot beside their icon. Right-click on each active app, then select Quit
