It can help you find big files you no longer need (such as software installers), and can automatically remove iTunes movies and TV shows once you’ve watched them. Since the release of macOS Sierra a few years ago, the Mac operating system has a useful new feature for optimizing your storage.

Some of these tips are simple, some take a bit more time, but they’ll all help you tidy up your computer. This is especially important if you have a Mac with an SSD as space is more limited than a hard drive. In this article, I present a roundup of the best Mac cleanup tips for spring cleaning your Mac.

Our home, our garage, our basement… so why not our Macs? We accumulate clutter in the colder, darker months, and with more light and warmer weather, it’s a good time to take stock of things and decide what you need to keep, and what you can toss. Whenever spring comes, something deep inside us prods us to clean things out. You can tell because the birds are starting to chirp, the days are getting longer, and you’ve set your clock ahead.

Software & Apps The best Mac cleanup tips for digital spring cleaning