Which files should I delete to Clean Up My Mac

Removing unused applications that are rarely used , is certainly a nice way to clean up Mac hard drive and get some free space , but before this some other files must be deleted first to yield some good results as well. The files that usually come with your computer come under this category. We'll highlight the most common ones and suggest how you can find them on your machine.

 

Language Files

My Mac came with loads of Language files so that I can choose the language I want for my OS-operating system. It makes sense for Apple to do it this way allowing them to ship just one version of the operating system worldwide. However, you will probably use just one or two languages, the rest are unnecessary.

This is something you can only do once, but still Language files are good option for deletion. Language files can live in several places inside your System folders (OS X and OS 9) as well as inside Applications folders so you may want a helping hand. A software tool like Stellar Speed Up Mac has a Language File Finder that not only finds all the Language files on your Mac for you, but it can also delete language files to avail some more space on Mac hard drive.

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Delete Unused Files

Along the same lines as the Language , there could be lots of other files that you haven't opened or used in a long time. It may take a little more time to investigate just what they are before you act on them, but if you haven't accessed them in over 2 years thre is a strong possibility that you can clean them out.

One way to identify unused files you may be able to delete from your system is to sort through them based on how often you have used them. Stellar Speed Up Mac has a feature called Clean My Mac that lets you do exactly that, search for files last accessed (opened) within a particular time period.

 

Remove Duplicate files, Empty Folders, Broken Aliases

We may not know exactly how they happen, but they happen. Empty folders don't really take up hard disk space, but they can slow down a search when you ook for something on your Mac. Aliases that have lost sight of the application or folder they were pointing to are just wasting space, so it would be nice to fix them or dump them. And there may be files on your system that are duplicates meaning they either have the same name or their content is identical.

None of these types of files are a huge problem, but it's just another small opportunity to really put a bow on your cleaning efforts. These three culprits are not so easy to sniff out on your own, so you should check out the tools in Stellar Speed Up Mac to delete duplicate files that allow you to swoop in and get rid of these pests.