OptimizeSpace back, nothing deleted

Optimize: space back, nothing deleted

Disk What's taking up space ScanScanning…Scan macOS & system162 GBDeveloper158 GBApps & data105 GBAI agentsDocuments & mediaOptimizable Scanning… 2.4 GBSafe to clean Scanning… 10.2 GBYours Scanning… 38.5 GBKeep Scanning… 400 GB Disk What's taking up space Optimizable 2.4 GB Safe to clean 10.2 GB Yours 38.5 GB Keep 400 GB Optimizable Space back, nothing deleted 2.4 GB AllFilesCodexApps & data Llama-3-8B.gguf 2 copies · Downloads 940 MB Codex conversation Fix the sync bug · idle 9 days 512 MB Screen Recording.mov 2 copies · Desktop 412 MB node_modules/.cache idle 30 days · Developer 318 MB Design review.key 2 copies · Documents 204 MB Optimizable Space back, nothing deleted ✓ 2.4 GB back · nothing deleted OptimizeOptimizing…Done Llama-3-8B.gguf 2 copies · Downloads 940 MB Codex conversation Fix the sync bug · idle 9 days 512 MB Screen Recording.mov 2 copies · Desktop 412 MB node_modules/.cache idle 30 days · Developer 318 MB Design review.key 2 copies · Documents 204 MB Design review.keyDocuments Design review.keyDesktop Both stay.One copy's space.
  1. 1Scan your MacOn the Disk page, press Scan. Mint reads your folders and sorts what it finds into four buckets.Disk › Scan
  2. 2Open OptimizableIt lists copies that can share their storage and idle files macOS can store smaller. Every row starts ticked.Disk › Optimizable
  3. 3Press OptimizeEach file stays where it is, with the same name, dates and content. Only the space it takes shrinks.

Good to know

  • Nothing to restore afterwards: no file is moved or removed.
  • A file you open again reads exactly as before.
  • Auto Care can do this for you while your Mac is idle.

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