Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

Logs, caches and plugins all serve a purpose on your Mac. The problem is that they tend to hang around long after they stop being useful. If you want to know how to clean Mac storage and free up space ...

We don’t have to tell you that the iPhone’s camera system improves year after year. Apple has always made mobile photography a priority and the iPhone 13 line certainly delivers with features like ...

In our homes, dirt, dust, and grime can pile up over time. Cached files, screenshots and duplicates are the digital equivalent. One of the questions I get the most on my national radio show is, "How ...

You can delete junk files and free up disk space on your Windows 11 with the built-in Cleanup recommendations feature. To get started: Open Windows 11 Settings Click on the Storage tab Select Cleanup ...

It happens. The longer we keep our devices, the more cluttered they become. Open your phone's app tray for a great example. How many are sitting there that you haven't opened in months or years? This ...

If Disk Cleanup is not working properly and does not remove Windows Update files, Temporary files, Windows.old folder, Internet files, etc. do this to fix the issue. Remove Temporary Files manually ...

Use Disk Cleanup or Storage Sense to delete temp files and schedule auto cleans. Use BleachBit for deeper scans, granular app cleaning, and secure shredding of free space. Remove old drivers via ...

In our homes, dirt, dust, and grime can pile up over time. Cached files, screenshots and duplicates are the digital equivalent. One of the questions I get the most on my national radio show is, "How ...