Storage optimization tools in macOS GearBrain With Apple's new macOS Big Sur update coming this fall, now is as good a time as any to free up some digital clutter.įirst, we'll look at Apple's own storage management tools and iCloud. There are also third-party apps that go further, ridding your Mac of unnecessary files to help free up extra space. Today's Macs have several tools to help you understand what's taking up all your storage, then free some space up and offload much of your digital life to the cloud.
Once it reaches capacity, performance can become an issue and installing large software updates requires the juggling of large files between Mac and external storage.
It currently costs $600 to increase an iMac's capacity from 500GB to 2TB, which is a huge chunk of the computer's $2,000 list price. Adding extra storage to your new Mac at the point of purchase often feels like an expense you can manage without.
