How do I Clean up my MacBook Air to make it Run Faster?
If your Mac loading speed is getting slower, then the time has come for its maintenance and care. And it is not required to break the bank to have better speed performance when it comes to iMac or MacBook. Instead, we have discussed a list of things in the below section that you can try to enhance the speed of a Mac without requiring any replacement.
Close unnecessary programs
One of the easiest things you can do is to increase the performance of MacBook Air by closing all the programs that you are not using. This will clear up the space and workload from unwanted applications that are hampering the performance.
There is also something called Activity Monitor that shows the entire processes running on MacBook. Go to Activity Monitor by navigating to System Preferences >> Utilities or search and open by holding Command + spacebar. Some applications and programs access more power and resources as compared to others. Activity Monitor divide the consumption levels of each and every program that is currently opened by CPU, Energy, Memory, Disk, and Network.
Select CPU tab and you will be able to view the total CPU power that every app is using. Close the ones that are not currently in use especially if they are consuming CPU power in a great amount. Activity Monitor is helpful to track the consumption levels of applications and programs.
Clear your Start-up
Sometimes users need to launch different applications for business purposes and that might be the cause of slow performance of a MacBook. So, move to System Preferences and tap Users & Groups, then navigate to Login Items to go through the applications and programs that are ready for launch when starting iMac or MacBook. Choose the program you do not need to launch during start-up and tap minus sign appearing at the bottom of the list to delete.
Synchronization with iCloud
Synchronizing files and photos with iCloud across different devices can degrade the system performance. While using iCloud, make sure not to store large files and documents on your desktop for storage. Only store the files that are important. This will speed up your Mac andyou no longer able tospend alot of time in waiting for the files to sync.
This includes synchronizing photos on iCloud. In case your MacBook is concentrating on synchronizing all the photos to your devices and vice versa, then you may turn off iCloud photos on the device to protect your Mac from working too hard and reducing the performance.
Free Up Storage Space
The most common reason of system slowdown is the exceeded storage limit. If the storage capacity of MacBook Air is almost full, then one will definitely face the poor performance. And the biggest culprit would be the photos, videos, and music. Their size is large and take up a lot of storage space.
There are so many people who purchase iCloud storage to make the storage space better. If you delete the files after taking their backup on iCloud then they will be deleted from all the devices. If you already holds iCloud account that is synchronized with all the devices then a lot of files and documents are probably consuming Mac storage space. For e.g. pictures you have taken from iPhone that is synchronized to iCloud could be reason of filled storage space.
To resolve the issue, it will be better to turn off iCloud synchronization on your Mac. There are other services present that are useful to backup files and documents on the cloud so deleting them from the system would be possible. Dropbox and Google Drive are the cloud services available to upload important files/folder including photos and videos on cloud without storing them unnecessarily on the system. This will make more space in your MacBook and improves the speed of your MacBook.
The music files also take up a lot of storage space. You may save the storage by transferring the entire music list to external hard drive in order to free up the space. Also, you may use streaming services such as Apple Music that has a feature with the help of you can move all the music to cloud so that it can be deleted from the system.
Delete Unused Old Files and empty the Bin
A quick and simplified way to clear storage space is by deleting the files that are not required anymore. You may try MacMister Data Wipe Software for Mac that will allow to add necessary files/folder on the tool and wipe them completely from MacBook Air. It has different wiping methods and filters which you may set according to your preferences and delete unwanted files from the system. Keeping them unnecessarilyfrom the system will only affect the storage space and worsens the system performance.
Do not forget to clear the items from Downloads folder. Go to Finder and move to Downloads folders and send unwanted items to your Bin. The Downloads folder is often ignored and holds many files that you may be forgotten.
Backup old data files and folders to external hard drive and erase them from your MacBook. If you no longer need them then you can delete them from the system. Also make sure to empty the bin after deleting the files. Because the deleted files will take more storage space if you don’t empty the bin.
However, you can set System Preferences to empty the files regularly that will save you from manually doing it every time. Click the Apple logo appearing in the menu bar, select About this Mac and tap Storage, then click Manage. Here, you will be able to set the Bin to delete automatically. This process will clear the bin in every 30 days.
Turn Off Graphics or Reduce it
Apple Computers can normally run Mac OS without any trouble but at times they can be working a lot to manage the performance. Reducing or turning off the graphics can increase the speed of your Mac. Some people want to switch off the Dock to prevent slow down. To do this, go to System Preferences, Dock, and uncheck the following boxes:
- Magnification
- Animate opening application
- Automatically hide and show the Dock
You can also use Minimise Windows and shift the Genie effect to Scale effect.
Epilogue
In the write-up we have focused on multiple approaches to clear unwanted files stored on Mac OS. You may use the suitable steps to make your Mac run faster. Besides take the help of MacMister Wipe Data for Mac Tool if needed. This will allow you to add unused files/folder and delete them permanently from the system. It will free up the space and improve the speed of your Mac. And for any assistance, you may contact MacMister Support.