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- How to right click on MacHow to right click on Mac: Control-click, a two-finger click on a MacBook trackpad, the right side of a Magic Mouse, or any two-button mouse.
- How to print screen on MacHow to print screen on Mac without a Print Screen key: Shift-Command-3, 4 and 5, where screenshots are saved and how to copy one to the clipboard.
- How to clear cache on MacWhat cache is, whether it’s safe to delete, and how to clear app, browser, system and developer caches on a Mac by hand.
How to select multiple files on MacHow to select multiple files on Mac: Command-click, Shift-click, Command-A and dragging a box, with a mouse or on a MacBook trackpad.
How to delete a venv or virtualenv on MacHow to delete a Python venv or virtualenv on a Mac safely, what you lose, and how to create it again later from requirements.txt or pyproject.toml.
How to install a DMG file on Mac: MacWashing as an exampleHow to install a DMG file on Mac step by step, using MacWashing: open the disk image, drag the app to Applications, first launch and Full Disk Access.
How to create a folder on MacHow to create a folder on Mac: File › New Folder or Shift-Command-N, a folder on the desktop, New Folder with Selection, and why New Folder is dimmed.- How to downgrade macOSHow to downgrade macOS to an earlier version: get the installer, make a bootable USB drive, erase the Mac, install and restore your files.
How to open Terminal on Mac and use itHow to open Terminal on Mac with Spotlight or Finder, open it at a folder, run the first safe commands and stop a command with Control-C.
How to delete files on MacHow to delete files on Mac: Move to Trash with Command-Delete, delete a file right away without the Trash, and what to do when a file won’t delete.
How to convert HEIC to JPG on MacHow to convert HEIC to JPG on Mac for free: one photo in Preview, many at once with Finder Quick Actions, from Photos, and how to make an iPhone shoot JPEG.- How to clear temporary files on MacWhat temporary files are on a Mac, how to clear them safely (a restart does most of it) and which temp folders you should never delete by hand.
- Where iPhone backups are stored on Mac and how to delete themWhere iPhone backups are stored on Mac, how to see what they take and how to delete old iPhone and iPad backups safely in Finder.
How to uninstall Python on Mac completelyHow to uninstall Python on a Mac: from python.org, Homebrew or pyenv, what to keep (Apple’s own python3) and how to check it’s gone.
How to check battery health on MacBookHow to check battery health on a MacBook: Maximum Capacity and condition in Battery settings, the cycle count in System Information, and Apple’s limits.- How to clear Hugging Face cache on MacHow to clear Hugging Face cache on a Mac: find where models are stored, see what takes space with hf cache ls and delete with hf cache rm.
How to clear Telegram cache on MacHow to clear Telegram cache on a Mac in Telegram and Telegram Desktop, and how to limit it. Your chats stay in the cloud.- How to switch between windows on MacHow to switch between windows on Mac: Command-Tab between apps, Command-` between windows of one app, Mission Control, App Exposé and Stage Manager.
flutter clean: how to clear Flutter cache on MacWhat flutter clean deletes, how to clear Flutter cache on a Mac with dart pub cache clean, and where the Android and iOS parts keep their caches.- How to reset SMC and NVRAM on MacHow to reset SMC on Mac with Apple silicon, Intel with T2 and older Intel, and how to reset NVRAM (PRAM) on an Intel Mac, with Apple’s exact keys.
How to clear Spotify cache on MacHow to clear Spotify cache on a Mac in Settings › Storage, move the cache to another disk and keep your downloaded music.
Disk space analyzer for Mac: see what takes up spaceA disk space analyzer for Mac shows the size of every folder. How to see what fills your disk with MacWashing’s Storage and safely remove what you don’t need.
How to uninstall Homebrew on MacHow to uninstall Homebrew on a Mac with its official script: what to save first, what happens to apps from casks, and the leftovers to remove.
How to clear Xcode cache on MacHow to clear Xcode cache on a Mac: delete DerivedData, clean the build folder, remove old simulators, runtimes and device support files.
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