When Time Machine backs up a portable Mac, some of the free space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of recently deleted files. Available storage space that you'll never use is wasted space. There is little or no performance advantage to having more available space than the minimum Apple recommends. You also need enough space left over to allow for growth of the data. That will temporarily free up some space.Īccording to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation- not the mythical 10%, 15%, or any other percentage. If you use iPhoto, empty its internal Trash first:įile ▹ Show Recently Deleted ▹ Delete Allĭo the same in other applications, such as Aperture, that have an internal Trash feature. If the display seems to be inaccurate, try rebuilding the Spotlight index.Įmpty the Trash if you haven't already done so. Move iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie media folders to an external drive.įor information about the Other category in the Storage display, please see this support article. If you are not sure about any file, don’t touch it.Ĩ. Delete only the files that can be safely deleted. Select Macintosh HD and click “Sweep Selected Drive” at the bottom.īe careful. This will show the storage size details of the items. Wait until it is finished.ħ.Try OmniDiskSweeper. Highlight the old Backups, press “Delete Backup” and then “OK”. Disk space / Time Machine / Local Snapshots Right click on the Trash icon in the Dock.Ĭlick Mailbox in the in the Mail menu bar.įile > Recently Deleted > Click the “Delete All” button at the top right cornerĤ. Click on an empty spot on the Desktop to activate Finder.
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