Storage
How to Delete Old iPhone Backups on Mac
Delete old iPhone and iPad backups from your Mac in Finder, find where they are stored, and check what you lose before you remove one.
MacWipe 6 min read
Mac Storage and System Data Guides
Find what is filling your disk and get the space back safely.
Storage
How to Delete Time Machine Local Snapshots on Mac
Three ways to delete Time Machine local snapshots on a Mac: the settings switch Apple documents, tmutil in Terminal, and Disk Utility's snapshot view.
MacWipe 7 min read
Storage
How to Free Up Space on Mac: The Complete Checklist
A safe, ordered checklist to free up space on any Mac, with Apple's own storage tools, what System Data and purgeable space mean, and why space sometimes doesn't come back.
MacWipe 10 min read
Storage
How to Check Storage on Mac
Five built-in ways to check storage on a Mac, how to see what is taking up space, and how to read available, free and purgeable space correctly.
MacWipe 7 min read
Storage
How to Find Large Files on Mac (Step by Step)
Find large files on Mac with Storage settings, a Finder search by file size and folder sizes in list view. Covers usual culprits and a safe Terminal command.
MacWipe 8 min read
Storage
What Is System Data on Mac and How to Reduce It
System Data is the catch-all slice of Mac storage. Learn what it holds, why it swings in size, and the safe ways to shrink it, from caches to local snapshots.
MacWipe 8 min read