have a tech clear out my laptop

Reeny664 Said:

"have a tech clear out my laptop: reduce space and clean up."

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Freeing Up a Desktop Mac Storage:

Clear Space:

Try clearing internal storage. Do so, though use of the following:

I. Moving Photos:

Export your Photos to an External Location: Move your Photos Library to Save Space on your Mac - Apple Support

II. What Space to Clear:

A. Clear Temporary Internet Files:

Clear your Temporary Internet Files(Cookies & Cache) of Safari:

• Cookies perform remembrance of certain site-entered data.
• Cache keeps a snapshot of the last time you visited a site.

Go Here: Manage Cookies and Website Data in Safari on Mac - Apple Support

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B. Clean TV and Music Libraries:

Remove all unneeded files from your TV and Music Libraries. Full-Movies take up 2-4GB typically, and a bunch of those would take up a load of storage, ideally. So, if you have any movies that are not needed, then delete them.

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C.See these Links:

• Optimize Storage Space on your Mac - Apple Support

• See Used and Available Storage Space on your Mac - Apple Support

If you need more space on your Mac, read Free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support.

If you're looking to have someone other than yourself do this, be very careful who you choose. Before I do that, I and the owner always agree exactly on whats's to be "cleared out" and what's to be preserved.

A 3rd party "tech" has incomplete knowledge of all things important to you. He/she may guess, but is that really what you want? To trust somebody with your personal data who is basically unfamiliar with your like and data needs and usages?

This is best handled by the user being very careful in reading the instructions and following them precisely.

In addition to that excellent article, this is also worth reviewing: What is “Other” storage on a Mac, and how… - Apple Community