PC Magazine - USA (2020-11)

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HOW TO CHECK THE STORAGE ON YOUR MAC



  • Click on the Apple logo in the upper left corner.

  • Select About this Mac.

  • Choose Storage. Wait a moment while your computer calculates how much
    space you have and how much you’re using. You will see how much space
    you’re using and how much is free on a color-coded graph. Hover over any
    color to see more information about what it means. The white section is your
    free space. Click Manage to see a more detailed breakdown of your storage
    usage, plus some suggestions for how to minimize it. From this window, you
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    space and delete them.


HOW TO CHECK THE STORAGE ON YOUR WINDOWS PC



  • Go to Setting > System > Storage. Or simply type Storage into the
    Windows search bar.

  • Next, you can see the breakdown of used space versus free space on your local
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    get more information and manage them.

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    This feature helps you automatically clean up your storage when space gets
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    trash after the amount of time you set and delete previous versions of
    Windows that may be hanging around.


HOW TO CHECK THE STORAGE ON YOUR IPHONE OR IPAD



  • Go to Settings > General > iPhone/iPad Storage. Then wait a moment
    for your device to calculate the breakdown of your storage usage.

  • Similar to how macOS shows your storage, you see it on an iPhone and iPad
    as a color-coded bar.

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