How to free up space on your Mac in macOS Ventura | Apple Support

Learn how to free up space on your Mac in macOS Ventura using built-in tools to help manage your storage.

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[zoriyaelstollar]

This is absolutely awesome and of course, about time for Apple to let us free up space. Very grateful and thank you😊

[mikeward]

What wee need is an easy way to move iCloud Drive and iCloud Photo Library to an external disk.

[Suavecito_Mel]

Okay now how do i get rid of the whole thing? Thanks

[gyandeeprabha]

Don’t own a Mac, but still like to watch the video!👍🏻

[hannahdmmmmk]

This would be useful if the “loading items” issue was ever fixed! Just because you make an instructional video doesn’t mean it’s possible. Please note I have tried in safe mode and ran first aid in recovery.

[winterca]

Question: My MacBook download automatically everything that is in my iCloud drive. On my iPad and iPhone only the files I access are downloaded. Is there’s a way to prevent my Mac from downloading my files until I request them?

[Plaidso]

Question: I see system storage takes up 70 GB out of my 128 GB Mac. Can you make a video on that?

[prodbysteexy]

i dont see anything reccomended but my icloud is taking up 150 gigs, why?

[dineshkarthik]

My iPhone 13 storage is full please help me Apple support

[RonaldBrown]

Great information, thanks for sharing.

[jaybeuoy]

What happened to the optimize storage.?
I am running Ventura and that button is missing on the storage screen.

[Tomaszne]

Why i cannot see recommendations in storage menu? ;(

[hasstv]

I don't have the "recommendations" options

[VaLKingwell]

Question : i do not see "store in icloud" and "optimize storage" option on my macbook? there is only one available, "empty trash automatically" :( the video said these recommendations might be different depending on my current setting, what setting do i need to change for them to appear?

[papapaglu]

I want to buy a MacBook air m2 on apple India website.Price 1 lakh 15 thousand but the problem is my card limitation only 1 lakh....
Now how will I pay the remaining 14 thousand rupees??
Please help

[shubhshinde]

My 3rd party music plugins( waves) are not working on logic pro X after I updated to ventura 13.5.2, so how should I fix this? Please help

[paer]

How come my system is hogging on storage so much? 150 gigs really?

[Tudoricu.Cristian]

Not that rich to have the 1tb Mac 😶‍🌫️😅😂

[HeatherOCain]

Most of the stuff taking up space is stuff like chess, photo booth and system junk I don't want!

[ThatOnePaulGuy]

macOS Sonoma comes out in like 2 weeks 😭😭