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Guides to Mac disk space
What fills a Mac's disk, measured on a real one, and how to clear each part safely.
Mac storage full? Start hereWhat to do first when your Mac says its disk is full, and the usual places the space went.How to free up disk space on a MacWhat fills most Macs, why the numbers disagree, and what 200 GB of developer tools looked like on one.What is System Data on a Mac?What fills System Data in Storage settings, how to see inside it, and what is safe to clear.How to find large files on a MacFour ways to list a Mac's biggest files, and what each one missed on a real Mac.Mac folder guideThe folders that most often fill a Mac, one page each: what it is, how big it gets, and how to clear it.The best disk space analyzers for MacFive Mac disk analyzers compared: price, map, deleting, and who each one suits.Compare disk appsScrubs beside DaisyDisk, Disk Inventory X, CleanMyMac and Mole, and what to use instead of WinDirStat.
Mac folder guide
Photos libraryWhy is the Photos library taking up so much space on my Mac?Messages attachmentsWhy is Messages taking up so much space on my Mac?iPhone backups (MobileSync)Where are iPhone backups stored on a Mac, and how do I delete them?macOS installersCan I delete the Install macOS app in Applications?Downloads folderHow do I clean up the Downloads folder on my Mac?Mail dataWhy does Apple Mail take up so much space on my Mac?~/Library/CachesCan I delete the caches in ~/Library/Caches on my Mac?Purgeable spaceWhat is purgeable space on a Mac, and how do you free it?sleepimage and swapWhat are sleepimage and the swap files on a Mac, and can you delete them?GarageBand and Logic soundsCan I delete the GarageBand and Logic sound library on my Mac?DerivedDataWhat is DerivedData on a Mac, and can you delete it?CoreSimulatorWhy is CoreSimulator taking up so much space on my Mac?Simulator runtimesHow do you delete old iOS simulator runtimes on a Mac?iOS DeviceSupportWhat is iOS DeviceSupport on a Mac, and is it safe to delete?Xcode ArchivesCan I delete Xcode Archives on my Mac?.gradleWhy is the .gradle folder so big on my Mac?Android emulators (.android/avd)How much space do Android emulators take on a Mac?node_modulesIs it safe to delete node_modules folders on a Mac?Docker.rawWhy is Docker.raw so big on my Mac?Package manager cachesHow much space do npm, Homebrew and other package caches use on a Mac?JetBrains cachesWhy do JetBrains IDEs use so much disk space on a Mac?