Click the Store in iCloud button, then choose from these options: • Desktop and Documents. Store all files in these two locations in iCloud Drive. When storage space is needed, only the files you recently opened are kept on your Mac, so that you can easily work offline. Files that are stored only in the cloud show a, which you can double-click to download the original file. • Photos. All original, full-resolution photos and videos are stored in. When storage space is needed, only space-saving (optimized) versions of photos are kept on your Mac. To download the original photo or video, just open it. Storing files in iCloud uses the storage space in your iCloud storage plan. If you need more iCloud storage, starting at 50GB for $0.99 (USD) a month directly from your Apple device.

Click the Optimize button, then choose from these options. • Automatically remove watched iTunes movies and TV shows. When storage space is needed, iTunes movies or TV shows that you already watched are removed from your Mac. Click the next to a movie or TV show to download it again.

• Download only recent attachments. Mail automatically downloads only the attachments that you recently received. You can manually download any attachments at any time by opening the email or attachment, or saving the attachment to your Mac. • Don't automatically download attachments. Mail downloads an attachment only when you open the email or attachment, or save the attachment to your Mac. Optimizing storage for movies, TV shows, and email attachments doesn't require iCloud storage space. Reduce Clutter helps identify large files and files you might no longer need. Click the Review Files button, then choose any of the file categories in the sidebar, such as Applications, Documents, GarageBand, iOS Files, iTunes, or Trash.

• Some categories allow you delete files directly. Move your pointer over the file name, then click to immediately and permanently delete the file. If you purchased the file from the Mac App Store, iBooks Store, or iTunes Store, you might be able to. • Other categories show the total storage space used by the files in each app. You can then open the app and decide whether to delete files from within it. : • Choose Apple () menu > System Preferences, click iCloud, then click the Options button next to iCloud Drive. Store in iCloud turns on the Desktop & Documents Folders and Optimize Mac Storage settings.

Using an external drive between Mac and Windows computers can be a hassle, since you constantly have to reformat it to fit which computer you're using it on. Use the exFAT File System.

To turn off iCloud Drive entirely, deselect iCloud Drive. • In Photos, choose Photos > Preferences, then click iCloud. Store in iCloud selects and Optimize Mac Storage.: • In iTunes, choose iTunes > Preferences, then click Advanced. Optimize Storage selects “Automatically delete watched movies and TV shows.” • In Mail, choose Mail > Preferences, then click Accounts. In the Account Information section of your email account, Optimize Storage sets the Download Attachments pop-up menu to either Recent or None.: From the Finder, choose Finder > Preferences, then click Advanced.

Empty Trash Automatically selects “Remove items from the Trash after 30 days.”. Canon canoscan lide 110 scanner driver for mac. Even without using the Optimized Storage features of Sierra or later, you can take other steps to make more storage space available: • Delete files that you no longer need by moving them to the Trash, then emptying the Trash. The Downloads folder is good place to look for files that you might no longer need. • Move files to an external drive.

Partitioning WD My Passport for Mac? Discussion in 'Mac Accessories' started by RunawayTruck, Dec 16, 2011. Most Liked Posts. Partition a Hard Drive in Mac OS X FAT32 (File Allocation Table) Read/Write FAT32 from both native Windows and native Mac OS X. [*]Maximum file size: 4GB. How to Partition and Format a WD Drive on Windows and macOS. Windows 10 includes a built in utility known as Disk Management that can be used to partition and format a hard drive. To partition and format the drive with Disk Management, follow these steps. The one to be selected would be 495.78 GB WD My Passport 0830 Media. Western Digital's Passport external drive for Mac isn't eternally bound to macOS. By formatting the Passport as an exFAT or FAT32 drive, you can use it with Windows computers, too. Now we can get to the bones of partitioning up your WD My Passport for Mac. I use images and I have a link to a video that you can watch to help you feel confident to do this yourself. Hi I recently installed a 1 TB My Passport for Mac to back up my MacBook Air using Time Machine - Format Mac OS Extended (Journaled). It is working just fine. I want to partition My passport to a 300 GHz and 700 GHz. The 300 GHz for backing up my computer using Time Machine. The 700 GHz partition I want to use to store my movies and music. My passport for mac instructions.

• Delete unneeded email: In the Mail app, choose Mailbox > Erase Junk Mail. If you no longer need the email in your Trash mailbox, choose Mailbox > Erase Deleted Items.