June Wan/ZDNET
Is your Mac running out of storage space? It happens -- especially if you've purchased a laptop with a smaller internal drive.
When you find yourself in such a situation, what do you do? You could try clearing your browser data, but that won't always get back much space.
Also: I rescued my dying 2017 MacBook Pro with Ubuntu and it works like a charm (mostly)
Fortunately, there are things you can do to clear up considerable space. I've had instances where I've regained nearly 30 GB, which makes a huge difference.
That said, let's get to the different ways you can clear system data on MacOS.
How to clear system data on MacOS
Clear system cache
The system cache is where you'll reclaim the most storage (especially if you've been using your Mac for a while).
1. Open Finder Open Finder and then click Go in the menu bar. From the drop-down menu, select Go to Folder. Show more
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