1
Use Storage options
From the Apple menu, select About
This Mac, click Storage, then Manage to
open Storage Management. Select iCloud
Drive for the option to Enable iCloud
Desktop and Documents.2
Use System Prefs
Or open System Prefs and, in
macOS Catalina, click Apple ID, then
iCloud; in earlier versions, click iCloud.
Beside iCloud Drive, click Options. You’ll
see Desktop & Documents Folders.3
Enable iCloud sync
Enabling this will sync the contents
of Desktop and Documents folders (in
your Home folder) to iCloud Drive. This
gives you an offsite backup, but also has
a space–saving benefit.HOW TO TAKE CONTROL OF iCLOUD
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add–ons, malware, and adware
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ESIDES DOCUMENTS, YOU could
be losing space to apps, plugins and
other functional files that you no
longer need. And then there’s malicious or
annoying software you may have
inadvertently added.1
Delete tidy apps
Most Mac apps consist of a single
file either in the main Applications folder
(if installed for all user accounts) or
the folder of the same name in your
Home folder. Select the app in the Finder,
press Cmd+Left Arrow and it’s gone. Or
open Launchpad from the Dock, click and
hold on the app until the icons jiggle, then
click the cross.
This applies to all apps from the Mac
App Store, and many more. Any data left
behind (such as preference or log files) is
usually too small to be worth worrying
about, but see “Temp files, preferences
and caches” on the opposite page.2
Uninstall fussy apps
Third–party apps sometimes come
with an installer, which may add more
significant content elsewhere, so use
the developer’s manager or uninstaller
software to remove them; the same goes
for third–party plugins. Removing apps
doesn’t affect files saved from them, but of
course you won’t have the app to reopenIf an app came with an installer, it probably
also has an uninstaller — use it.Check dodgy
extensions
>>> Browser plug–ins can
have undesired effects,
such as redirecting you
to advertisements.
In Safari, go to Safari >
Preferences > Extensions. There
may be nothing here, but if
there’s anything you don’t
recognize, uncheck it to see if
that solves the problem; you can
then click Uninstall to remove it.
Other browsers have their own
plugin options so you’ll need to
check online for how to go about
managing those.Image rights clockwise from top: Apple, Adobe, Apple.
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