FAQs
On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click General in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Click About on the right, then click System Report. Tip: You can also press and hold the Option key, then choose Apple menu > System Information to open the system report.
What is System Information on my Mac? ›
When you open System Information, you see a system report containing detailed information about your Mac. The report includes: The hardware that's installed on or connected to your computer.
How do I clean up user data on my Mac? ›
Go to System Settings > General > Storage. Find iOS Files on the list under Recommendations and the colored graph. Select the backup you want to remove and click Delete. Make sure to keep the latest backup for each device that you back up to your Mac.
How do I find user details on Mac? ›
If you can't remember your account name, open a Finder window, then choose Go > Home. Your account name appears next to the house icon at the top of the Finder window.
How do I find my full system specs? ›
To check your PC hardware specs, click on the Windows Start button, then click on Settings (the gear icon). In the Settings menu, click on System. Scroll down and click on About. On this screen, you should see specs for your processor, Memory (RAM), and other system info, including Windows version.
How to check RAM and processor in Mac? ›
Open the Apple menu and select About This Mac. Next to Memory, you'll see the amount of RAM your Mac has and its specifications.
What system is my Mac using? ›
From the Apple menu in the upper-left corner of your screen, choose About This Mac. The window that opens might look different from the example shown here, but it always includes the macOS name followed by its version number.
How to get System Information? ›
Hold down ⊞ Win and press R . Doing so will open Run, which is a program that allows you to run system commands. Type msinfo32 and click OK. This opens your Windows computer's system information.
Can my Mac be too old to update? ›
Apple considers Mac "vintage" if they were released between 5 and 7 years ago, and obsolete if older than 7 years. Obsolete Macs no longer qualify for service and support. Security updates are no longer available.
How do I delete old user data from my Mac? ›
Go to System Settings and then Users & Groups. Locate the user you want to delete and click the 'i' next to it. Choose Delete User. Type in your admin password when prompted.
Optimize the inside of your Mac with a clean-up
- Update your software. Install any patches, security updates, and application updates. ...
- Tidy your start-up. ...
- Clean out un-used apps. ...
- Clean out the downloads folder. ...
- Tidy up your storage disk. ...
- Clean out the cache. ...
- Remove resource-hungry programs. ...
- Take out the trash.
How do I clear system data on my Mac? ›
What to delete to clear System storage and System Data on a Mac
- Step 1: Remove Time Machine snapshots. Foundry. One of the main culprits for taking up space in System is the local snapshots Time Machine creates each day. ...
- Step 2: Remove old iOS backups. Foundry. ...
- Step 3: Delete data from the System folder. Foundry.
How do I find my Mac details? ›
On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click General in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Click About on the right, then click System Report. Tip: You can also press and hold the Option key, then choose Apple menu > System Information to open the system report.
Where do I find user data on Mac? ›
1. How to Find the User Folder on Your Mac?
- Launch the Finder app.
- Go to the Finder menu.
- Select Preferences.
- Press Sidebar.
- Here, you need to activate the folder that has your name. Now, you can access the user folder with a single click from the Finder sidebar.
How do I find deleted Users on my Mac? ›
In the Finder on your Mac, choose Go > Go to Folder, enter /Users, then click Go. The deleted user's home folder is in the /Users folder, and its name is the same as the user's account name, followed by (Deleted).
Where are the specs on a Mac? ›
The simplest is About This Mac, available by choosing About This Mac from the Apple menu in the top left-hand corner of your screen. The other is the System Information app.
How do I check my CPU specs on my Mac? ›
Click the Apple icon and choose About This Mac. The Overview tab will provide the operating system version, processor, and memory information.
How do I find out what Mac system I have? ›
Which macOS is installed? From the Apple menu in the top left-hand corner of your screen, choose About This Mac. The window that opens may look different to the example shown here, but it always includes the macOS name followed by its version number.
Where can I find System Settings on my Mac? ›
in the Dock or choose Apple menu > System Settings. Click a setting. Settings are listed in the sidebar and may vary depending on your Mac and the apps you've installed.