How to Clean Up Mac
Probably you have used your Mac for some time, and you feel it is not clean and fresh as it used to? Like a phone, car, or watch, anything that is well taken care of will extend its lifetime by many years. You should not worry; there are several things you can do to make the Mac run like a new one. After clearing out the junk, the computer contains, you can have a faster, more productive, and healthy Mac.
Clean Up Cache
Maybe you have heard that you need to remove your cache as a way of cleaning up the browser. The truth is that your Mac stores a lot of information known as caches. This allows fast access to data and reducing the need for eliminating it from the original source again. However, these files take a lot of space on the Mac. Rather than speeding things up, they end up slowing down the computer. Thus, if you want to give your Mac a boost, then start by cleaning the cache files. You can do this manually or use software to do the task.
Uninstall Apps You Do Not Use
Some applications you have installed in your Mac take a lot of space. Over time your Mac will become full of many apps. In fact, it will start running slowly. Thus, you should consider getting rid of apps you do not use. You will be surprised to learn that sending your apps to the trash does not mean uninstalling them completely. That is because leftovers can remain on your Mac and take a lot of storage space. As a responsible Mac user, you should consider uninstalling the apps the right way.
Remove Old Email Attachments
As you know, you get various attachments through email. They include PDFs, images, word documents, videos, and more. In some instances, you may make mistakes and double-click the file. By doing so, the file will save itself to the Downloads folder. If you double click several files, the folder will bulge up like a balloon. Therefore, you need to remove such downloads.
Empty the Trash
Even after deleting the files, they may reside in the Trash bin and take up a lot of storage. These items are only waiting to be deleted permanently. If you want to save up on hard drive space, then you should empty the Trash regularly.…