Freeing up space · Emergency Space
What if Emergency Space can't find enough space to reach my target?
Short answer: It says so instead of doing anything drastic. Next steps with the most room are usually moving big apps to your fast drive, clearing duplicates and keeping cloud files online-only — start with What's Using Space.
It tells you, rather than doing something drastic to make the number work. From there, the next moves with the biggest ceilings are usually:
- moving large apps and their data to your fast drive (see the Apps FAQ),
- clearing exact duplicate files,
- keeping cloud files online-only.
Start with What's Using Space so the next decision is based on what's actually taking the room. If your fast drive isn't connected, plugging it in unlocks more options.