![]() Run a Time Machine (or other) backup since you are about to delete and move files and you may need to recover from any inadvertent mistakes or decisions. If you let the space fall much below 9 GB you might not be able to boot your machine. You may want to maintain at least 20 GB of free space so when your disk starts filling again it will have some room before it hits that 10 GB mark again. If you have less than 10 GB you definitely need to delete or offload some files or purchase a lager disk or SSD (see below). If you have less than 20% disk space then it is time to roll up your sleeves and search for what you can delete and what you can offload to another disk. You should always have up-to-date backups so you will be able to recover your data if and when your internal disk/SSD fails. ![]() If you do not have a Time Machine backup it is time to create one. You should have one external hard drive for your Time Machine backups and then you can have a second for offloading data. Most hard drives connect via USB but others connect by FireWire or Thunderbolt. ![]() PlotinusVeritas gives some great suggestions for purchasing external hard drives in this thread: I have a collection of Borsalino fedoras myself.Īs to your question: You can clear disk space from your existing disk and you can purchase an external hard drive onto which you can offload some data. ![]()
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