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Does Apple Have Disk Cleanup?
Disk Cleanup Pro is among the free utilities in the Mac App Store, and others can be found online.
Can Apple access my hard drive?
As part of the refurbishment process, Apple erases and reformats all hard drives to help address any concerns about data security or identity theft. You might send your computer for repair when the hard disk is still working—either the drive works intermittently or your hard drive isn’t the issue requiring repair.
How do I back up my Mac to an external hard drive?
Connect your external hard drive to Mac and open it. Select the backup folder from the Finder window or iTunes. Usually, the name of the backup folder consists of random numbers and letters, or it’s called “Backup.” Drag the entire folder — couldn’t emphasize it more — to your external drive. Type your admin password.
Why does Apple keep stuff on my hard drive?
You buy a ton of space to keep stuff off your hard drive and Apple turns around and puts that very same stuff back on your hard drive. And to really stick it to you, if you try and delete that cancerous mass from your hard drive it deletes in on the cloud and all your other devices.
Can you back up iPhone to external hard drive without iCloud?
The good news is you can actually back up iPhone to an external hard drive without iTunes and iCloud. The tool that you need for that is called AnyTrans for iOS. AnyTrans is a Mac utility that handles connections across iOS, macOS, and AnyDroid for Android devices.
Why does iCloud use up hard drive space?
I thought the entire point of iCloud was to use cloud storage and not offline storage; unless you download it from the cloud to your hard drive. Why am I losing hard drive space? I am writing to say that I am having the problem you are worried about. I have a 121 GB MacBook with flash storage, and I am running out of room.