Use the cloud
Stop littering multiple copies of documents across your devices by making use of cloud services
Explained… Make the most of iCloud
1 iCloud sync 1
By using iCloud, documents and other info can be synchronised across your Mac and iOS devices, avoiding duplication, or having copies at various stages of completion.
2 Share Desktop & Documents
Opt to store your Desktop and Documents folders in iCloud Drive, and they’ll be accessible and kept in sync across Macs with Sierra or later, iCloud Drive in iOS 10 and Files in iOS 11, if signed in to your iCloud account
3 Optimise
In iCloud Drive’s prefs, turn on Optimise Mac Storage. If space is low, your Mac works out what you’re unlikely to use soon and turns the local copy into a link that redownloads the file from iCloud. Be wary of files with dependencies.
4 Watched videos
If you download a lot of movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store, they’ll take up gigabytes of storage. Automatically delete watched items by ticking the checkbox in the Advanced tab of iTunes’ preferences.
5 Store photos in iCloud
In the iCloud section of Photos’ prefs, tick iCloud Photo Library. Your photos and videos will all be sent to iCloud and synced across devices (along with edits) – assuming you have enough iCloud storage, of course.
6 Optimise photos
When photos are stored in iCloud Photo Library, you can opt for full-res originals to be stored locally. If local storage is insufficient, pick Optimise Mac Storage.