Manual Method to Increase Free Space in Startup Disk The next section describes how to increase free space on your startup disk. This cleanup task will help regain free space and optimize your Mac performance. Your Mac will function properly without any errors or slowdown if you clean up your Macintosh HD time and again. The issue will be fixed from your Mac solid-state drive. Mac boots into macOS Recovery mode.Ĭ) From macOS Utilities, select Disk Utility, then click Continue.ĭ) From the sidebar, select Macintosh HD and click the First Aid tab.Į) Click Run to initiate the storage drive repair task. The steps are as follows:Ī) Restart your Mac, then immediately press and hold Command + R keys.ī) Release the keys when the Apple logo appears. If the issue persists, you can run First Aid from Disk Utility to force TRIM operation on your Mac SSD.

Now, you’ll find the increased free space on your Macintosh HD in the Finder window. Mac now boots into Safe Mode.Ĭ) macOS fixes all errors during booting. The steps are as follows:Ī) Restart your Mac, then immediately press and hold the Shift key.ī) Release the key when you see the Apple logo. Try booting your Mac in Safe Mode to fix any errors. If the issue isn’t fixed, perform the next solution. Hopefully, the Finder window will now show the increased space on your Macintosh HD. On opening the Storage tab, macOS performs a renewed calculation on Macintosh HD and displays the used and available space accordingly. When you don’t see increased storage space on Macintosh HD even after Trash's emptying, you should perform the following steps:ī) Click the Storage tab to find storage disk usage according to file types. But don’t worry you can fix the issue by performing the troubleshooting procedures presented next. This issue can be due to any macOS error. Sometimes, after you delete some files from your Macintosh HD, and then empty your Trash, you don’t see the increased storage space on the startup disk. To my surprise, the Finder window didn’t show the increased free space in Macintosh HD. So, I deleted a few inessential files from the drive and then emptied the Trash.

“My Macintosh HD was running short of free storage space.

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