Greetings. I cannot find "Optimize Storage" on my iMac. I follow the directions as shown below, get to Storage, etc. but the "Recommendations" do not show up at all. I do not know how else to locate "Optimize".....
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Original Title: Cannot Locate Optimize Storage
iMac 24″, macOS 13.2
Question was " Cannot locate "Optimize Storage" on my iMac "
From your original illustration
Perhaps you overlooked this ?
Your Mac can optimize storage by using iCloud to automatically make more storage space available when needed.* It includes built-in utilities to help you quickly find files that are taking up space, and delete any that you longer need.
The "Optimize Storage" there is specifically for Apple TV.
The "Store in iCloud" seems to mix together settings for several iCloud synchronization features. If you have room to keep full-size versions of photos in iCloud Photos, you might want to do that so that local backups will have full-size versions of all of your photos. But the control for that is over in the Photos' application's settings …
If you have iCloud Drive enabled (with or without Optimizes Storage) the files will be located in your User/Home/Library/Mobile Documents folder.
You can add iCloud Drive to the Finder's sidebar for easy access via Finder's Sidebar settings pane:
How much free storage do you have on your Mac?
35 GB out of 245 GB total
Cannot locate "Optimize Storage" on my iMac
