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- How to split screen on MacHow to split screen on Mac: drag windows to the screen edges, use the green button or Fn-Control shortcuts, or open two apps in Split View.
- How to lock screen on MacHow to lock screen on Mac: Control-Command-Q, the Apple menu, Touch ID or a hot corner, and how to make the Mac lock itself when you step away.
How to show hidden files on MacHow to show hidden files on Mac with Command-Shift-Period in Finder, open the hidden Library folder, list hidden files in Terminal, and what not to touch.
How to clear Composer cache on MacHow to clear Composer cache on a Mac with composer clear-cache, where the cache lives, and how to free the space taken by vendor folders of old PHP projects.- Mac stuck on Apple logo: how to fix itMac stuck on the Apple logo? Wait out an update, restart, try safe mode, repair the disk with First Aid in Recovery or reinstall macOS without erasing.
How to clear Android Studio cache on MacHow to clear Android Studio cache on a Mac with File › Invalidate Caches, delete caches of old versions, and what not to delete: emulators and the SDK.
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.- How to flush DNS cache on MacHow to flush DNS on Mac with one Terminal command, clear Chrome’s own DNS cache, and when flushing DNS actually helps.
- 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 clean up your Mac: delete junk files safelyHow to clean up your Mac with MacWashing: find caches, logs, old installers and leftovers of deleted apps, see what each takes and delete it safely.- How to delete downloads on MacHow to delete downloads on Mac: find the biggest and oldest files in the Downloads folder, remove old installers and clear the browser’s list.
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 block websites on MacHow to block websites on Mac with Screen Time: limit adult sites, block a list of addresses or allow only chosen sites, and lock it with a passcode.
cargo clean: how to clear the Cargo cache on MacWhat cargo clean deletes, how to clear the Cargo cache in ~/.cargo on a Mac, and how to free the space taken by target folders of old Rust projects.- 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.
- How to speed up a slow MacHow to speed up a Mac: find what slows it down in Activity Monitor, free disk space, trim login items, update and restart. No myths.
App permissions on Mac: see which apps can use your camera and moreApp permissions on Mac: where to allow camera, microphone and screen recording, and how to see and revoke every app’s access at once with MacWashing.
How to factory reset a MacHow to factory reset a Mac: what to do first, Erase All Content and Settings on newer Macs, and the Recovery way for older Intel Macs.
How to change default browser on MacHow to change default browser on Mac in System Settings or from the browser itself, how to switch back to Safari, and where the default email app is set.
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 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 Gradle cache on MacHow to clear Gradle cache on a Mac: what ./gradlew clean really deletes, how to stop the daemon and empty ~/.gradle/caches, and old Gradle versions.- Why is my Mac so slow? Check the disk firstWhy is my Mac so slow or slow to start up? Most often the disk is nearly full. How to check free space, login items, memory and the disk itself.
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.
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