macOS Sonoma 14.4 is out.
macOS doesn't need regular rebuilds, it's not Windows. If there's any software installed that you don't need, just throw it in the trash or use something like AppCleaner to pick up any cruft.I'm tempted to reformat my Mac Studio as over the past couple of years it has slowly started to fill up with junk.
I have DaisyDisk but I'm not sure what is safe to nuke.macOS doesn't need regular rebuilds, it's not Windows. If there's any software installed that you don't need, just throw it in the trash or use something like AppCleaner to pick up any cruft.
That's all you need to do. Don't even consider using CleanMyMac.
Don't use DaisyDisk to delete stuff. Like I said, if there are apps you don't use, just chuck 'em in the trash or use AppCleaner.I have DaisyDisk but I'm not sure what is safe to nuke.
Thanks. Mainly I'm thinking about all the dev stuff I've installed from Homebrew and other stuff but I guess you are right. Next time I get a new Mac I'll get a 1TB drive so I won't worry so much.Don't use DaisyDisk to delete stuff. Like I said, if there are apps you don't use, just chuck 'em in the trash or use AppCleaner.
What junk do you think you've got?
If you want to clear caches, use Onyx.
There's one folder that can grow large over time, especially if you use WhatsApp with the backup. ~/library/caches/com.apple.bird/session/g. That can get huge but it's completely safe to delete.
To give you an idea, I bought a 27" iMac in 2012. When I bought another iMac in 2017, I did a full backup of my 2012 iMac and restored it to the new one. I'm still using that 2017 iMac in my office.
So that's been the same OS, gone through multiple updates over a ten year period.
At the end of December, I rebuilt macOS Venture (because that's the latest it will support) because I needed to repartition the SSD. I've noticed absolutely no difference in performance whatsoever. That's over ten years of installing and removing apps, and doing the annual OS update.
So I bought an external Blu-ray drive last years because I wanted to rip some Blu-rays but never got round to it. Fast forward to today and I found a CD I used to love when I was a teenager. So I decided to rip it with Apple Music using Apple Lossless. It all worked fine but does doing that sync it with my iCloud account or something or does it just stay on my Mac and I need to back it up?
It would be nice to listen to it on my iPhone as well.
Awesome. Thank you so much.Use Sync Library with your Apple Music subscription – Apple Support (UK)
Use Sync Library to stream your music library on any device that's signed in to the Apple Music app with the Apple ID that you use with your Apple Music subscription. Find out what you need to use Sync Library and how to turn it on.support.apple.com
I don't have a problem discussing macOS on Apple hardware.@Feek can we talk about Sonoma on "unsupported" Macs?
macOS Sonoma 14.6 is out.