PruneoGuides to free up space on a Mac
Practical guides to get space back on your Mac without deleting what matters: Xcode, Docker, Node, Homebrew, System Data and caches.
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How to clear the Safari, Chrome and Firefox cache on MacHow to clear your browser cache on Mac without losing passwords or logins: steps for Safari, Chrome and Firefox, how much each one uses and what to leave unchecked.November 6, 2026How to clear the pip, conda and uv cache on MacFree up Python space on Mac: measure and clear the pip, uv, conda and Poetry caches with their official commands, and remove virtual environments you no longer use.November 6, 2026Purgeable space on Mac: what it is and how to free it if you need toWhat purgeable space on Mac is, how to see how much you have and why you can't delete it by hand. What to do if you need that space now and which tricks to avoid.November 6, 2026How to delete duplicate photos on iPhoneHow to find and delete duplicate photos on iPhone with the Duplicates album in the Photos app, what Merge does, and what to do about similar photos and bursts.November 5, 2026iPhone storage full: what takes up space and how to free it upYour iPhone says storage is full. How to see what takes up the most space in Settings and free it up by hand: photos, videos, apps, Messages and Safari.November 3, 2026What is System Data on iPhone and why is it so bigWhat System Data means in iPhone storage, why it grows, why no app can delete it, and what you can do yourself to make it smaller.November 3, 2026Apple Intelligence storage on macOS 27: how much and how to recover itmacOS 27 downloads the Apple Intelligence models even if you never use them. See how much space Apple says they take, what people measure, and how to get it back.October 28, 2026Free CleanMyMac alternatives: 7 honest options for your MacWhat CleanMyMac limits if you don't pay, and 7 truly free alternatives: macOS Storage, AppCleaner, GrandPerspective, OmniDiskSweeper, OnyX, Mole and Pruneo.October 28, 2026Spotify takes up a lot of space on Mac: how to free itWhy Spotify for Mac uses so many gigabytes, how to clear its cache and remove downloads in Settings, move offline storage to another drive and which folders it uses.October 28, 2026How to update macOS when you do not have enough spaceYour Mac says there is not enough space to update macOS. See what Apple recommends, what to delete first and how much room to leave for after the update.October 28, 2026WhatsApp takes up lots of space on Mac: free it without losing chatsWhy WhatsApp for Mac takes up so many gigabytes, how to see which chats are the heaviest, delete their files from the app and stop it filling Downloads again.October 28, 2026How to clean node_modules and npm, pnpm and yarn caches on MacFind old node_modules folders, clean the npm, pnpm and yarn caches with the official commands, and remove Node versions you no longer use in nvm or fnm.October 25, 2026How to delete Xcode DerivedData and caches without breaking anythingDelete Xcode DerivedData, old simulators and device support files safely. What Xcode rebuilds on its own, what it doesn't, and why archives need care.October 25, 2026Docker prune on Mac: free disk space without losing your dataHow to use docker system df, docker system prune and docker builder prune on Mac, what each flag deletes, and how the Docker Desktop disk image really grows.October 25, 2026Free space on Mac for video editing and music: safe cache cleanupFree space on a Mac for video editing and music: clear render and proxy files in Final Cut, DaVinci and Premiere caches, Logic sound packs and the Ableton cache.October 25, 2026brew cleanup on Mac: free space from Homebrew caches and old versionsHow brew cleanup works on Mac: preview with -n, clear the download cache, remove old formula versions and unused dependencies, and control automatic cleanup.October 25, 2026How to free up space on Mac: a safe, step by step guideFree up space on Mac safely: measure what uses your disk, empty Trash and Downloads, find large files, clear caches and understand System Data.October 22, 2026Is it safe to delete the Library/Caches folder on Mac?Is it safe to delete Library Caches on Mac? What ~/Library/Caches, /Library/Caches and /System hold, what happens after you delete them and what not to touch.October 22, 2026What is System Data on Mac and how to reduce it safelyWhat System Data means in Mac storage: caches, logs, swap, Time Machine local snapshots. How to measure it, what you can reduce and what to leave alone.October 25, 2026