CleanGuides
Each guide tells you how much space you'll get back and how safe it is. Start with your profile.
🎬 Content creator
How to free up space on your Mac: the complete guide (2026)
Step by step to reclaim tens of GB on your Mac without deleting anything important: what to check first, what's safe, and what to never touch.
How to safely clear the cache on your Mac
What your Mac's cache is, how much space it takes and how to clear it without breaking anything. Steps for Finder and Terminal.
Why deleting iCloud files doesn't free up space (and can delete them everywhere)
iCloud files that aren't downloaded take 0 bytes on your drive. Deleting them frees nothing and removes them from all your devices.
How to clear the CapCut cache on Mac
Where CapCut stores its cache on Mac, how big it can get and how to clear it without losing your projects.
How to free up space in Final Cut Pro (render, proxy and optimized media)
Delete the generated files in your Final Cut Pro libraries and reclaim tens of GB without touching your original footage.
What to do with heavy podcast videos on your Mac
How to organize raw footage, final episodes and clips so they don't fill your Mac, and what to check before deleting a video.
💻 Developer
How to free up space on your Mac: the complete guide (2026)
Step by step to reclaim tens of GB on your Mac without deleting anything important: what to check first, what's safe, and what to never touch.
How to safely clear the cache on your Mac
What your Mac's cache is, how much space it takes and how to clear it without breaking anything. Steps for Finder and Terminal.
Apps you deleted are still taking up space on your Mac
Why uninstalling an app on Mac doesn't delete its data, where the leftovers hide and how to find them.
How to find and delete old node_modules on Mac
Find every node_modules folder on your Mac, sort them by size and delete the ones from inactive projects. They reinstall with one command.
How to clear the npm, pnpm, yarn and Homebrew caches
Package managers never clean their own cache. These commands reclaim 2 to 15 GB on a developer Mac.
How to free up space from Xcode and iOS simulators
DerivedData, simulators, iOS runtimes and DeviceSupport can take 20–90 GB. What to delete and how to do it right.
Free up Android Studio space without breaking Expo or React Native
The Android SDK, emulators and Gradle can take 20–40 GB. What you can delete and what Expo needs to keep working.
🙂 Everyone
How to free up space on your Mac: the complete guide (2026)
Step by step to reclaim tens of GB on your Mac without deleting anything important: what to check first, what's safe, and what to never touch.
What is "System Data" on Mac and how do you shrink it?
Why "System Data" (formerly "Other") takes so much space on your Mac, what's inside it and what you can safely delete.
How to safely clear the cache on your Mac
What your Mac's cache is, how much space it takes and how to clear it without breaking anything. Steps for Finder and Terminal.
Apps you deleted are still taking up space on your Mac
Why uninstalling an app on Mac doesn't delete its data, where the leftovers hide and how to find them.
Why deleting iCloud files doesn't free up space (and can delete them everywhere)
iCloud files that aren't downloaded take 0 bytes on your drive. Deleting them frees nothing and removes them from all your devices.