If your notes get a little heavy, this is it.
Let's clean up both Windows and macOS and get back to a comfortable life.
1. Disable apps you don't need
Programs you don't use much. It might be the load that makes the OS slow. Only uninstall the ones you really use. If you get lost, you can uninstall it and see what happens. The browser is pretty much done now, after all.
macOS
If you don't need an app, drag and drop it to the Trash in Finder, or press and hold the icon on Launchpad and click the "x" that appears. There are many Apple resident apps that cannot be disabled without an "X".
Windows
Open the Settings screen from the gear icon in the Start menu, and click "Apps" > "Apps and Features" > Click the unnecessary app > "Uninstall".
2. Save to the cloud and delete locally
Too many files and folders can also slow things down, so if you rarely open them, save them to the cloud and delete them locally let's Having a backup on an external hard drive or another computer will give you peace of mind in case your cloud gets hacked.
iCloud (macOS)
From the Apple menu, choose About This Mac, then click Storage. Click "Manage" > "Save to iCloud" button to batch save photos, videos, messages, etc. to the web. If you select "optimize storage" in iCloud settings, everything other than photos and messages will be automatically deleted locally after syncing to the cloud.
OneDrive (Windows)
Right-click OneDrive in the notification area. On the Settings tab, turn on Save space and download files as you use them. The file will then be saved to the cloud. The save location can also be selected by right-clicking on each individual file or folder in the OneDrive folder. Select "Free up space" for online only, or select "Always keep on this device" for both online and offline.
Dropbox
With the Smart Sync feature (Professional or Business plan only), you can choose online ONLY or both online and local for each folder and file. If you go to any plan and select "Basic Settings" from the gear icon and use "Selective Sync", you can save space by deleting the local folder after syncing to the cloud.
Google Drive
You can also choose to delete the local folder after syncing to the cloud (in this case, changes after saving will not be synced). Click "Settings" > "Google Drive" > "Sync only these folders".
If you only want to save to the cloud when you really want to sync, an app called Drive File Stream is also useful. With this, only files manually dropped into Google Drive will be uploaded, and downloads can also be done manually.
3. Clean up files you don't need
If you've uploaded all your treasured files to the cloud and freed up space, but it's still cluttered, it might be because of a pile of junk files. Put them all together in a junk file, look at them one by one, and throw away the ones you don't need in the trash. You can access frequently used files and folders without having to clutter your desktop by pinning them to Quick Access or dragging them to the Dock. macOS Mojave also has a stack feature. It's a fake utopia where you can instantly turn a dirty desktop into a beautiful desktop, but you can just click anywhere on the desktop > "View" > "Use Stack".
Both Mac and Windows are working hard to clean up.
macOS
Apple menu > About This Mac > Storage > Manage > Delete Unnecessary Files.
Windows
With storage sense function to secure local free space. From the gear icon in the start menu, select "Settings" > "System" > "Storage" and turn Storage Sense ON. Click "Change how I free up space" to delete what I delete, how often, even older versions of Windows, or "Free up space now".
There are a lot of apps out there, but sometimes they come with weird extras, so be careful. Safe options include the free and powerful Wise Disk Cleaner for Windows and the $35 CleanMyMac (below) for Mac.
Even if you use a tool, you'll end up doing it visually and manually, so why not play your favorite music and do it slowly? It will end sooner than you think. If you put it off because it's "troublesome", it will become more and more difficult to search for it.
If your photos and videos are too chaotic, you can give up organizing them from the beginning and upload them to Google Photos. Duplicates are dismissed as "I already have it", and just drop and drop in the browser hoi hoi hoi.
4. Get rid of your browser's fat
Nowadays, most of our lives are spent in the browser, so if this is slow, then the rest of our lives will be boring. Is it possible that the web is slow to load because there are extensions running that you don't need? Let's put it all away and be brisk.
You should also clear temporary files, cache, and cookies.
Chrome
Open "Settings" from the three-dot icon on the upper right, and then select "Other Tools" > "Clear Browsing History" to discard unnecessary garbage (we recommend choosing "Cached Images and Files" ).
FireFox
From "Options", "Privacy & Security" > "Clear Data" and "Cookies" are removed.
Safari
First, you have to turn on the Develop menu, which is a bit tedious. To do this, select the "Advanced" tab from "Preferences" and check "Show Develop menu in menu bar". Open the "Develop" menu and click the "Empty Cache" button. Cookies and website data can be managed by selecting "Preferences" and then "Privacy."
The latest version of Microsoft Edge
Cache and cookies are all under Settings. Open "Settings" from the 3-point reader > "Privacy & Security" > "Choose what data to clear" > "Cookies and saved website data", "Browsing history", "Passwords", etc. Check and clear. There are sites that feel a little slow when you access them after deleting them, and sites that ask you to log in again.
It's all obvious, but if you're feeling lazy lately, give it a try!
