{"id":"freeing-space.what-is-the-free-up-space-wizard","url":"/faq/freeing-space/what-is-the-free-up-space-wizard","category":{"id":"freeing-space","title":"Freeing up space"},"subcategory":{"id":"free-up-space-wizard","title":"Free Up Space wizard and button"},"question":"What is the Free Up Space wizard in Storage Studio?","alt_questions":["How does Free Up Space work step by step?","Storage Studio Free Up Space steps","What are the three steps of Free Up Space?","Preview-first clean-up on Mac","How do I clean my Mac one step at a time with Storage Studio?"],"short_answer":"It's a three-step, preview-first clean-up: cache cleanup, relocation of large files to your fast drive, and optional cloud eviction. Nothing changes until you confirm each step.","answer_markdown":"The Free Up Space wizard is the preview-first way to reclaim space: three steps, each showing exactly what will happen before anything changes.\n\n1. **Cache cleanup** — a checklist of well-known cache locations with sizes; untick anything you want to keep.\n2. **Oversize-file relocation** — large files in your working folders, each of which you can move to your fast drive, relocate with a shortcut, or skip.\n3. **Cloud eviction (optional)** — make downloaded copies of cloud files online-only, per provider.\n\nEach step's confirm button is the only thing that writes to your disk, so you can back out at any point before it. For a hands-off version, use [Run Tuhi](/faq/freeing-space/what-does-run-tuhi-do). Full detail: [Tuhi & Free Up Space](/manual/free-up-space).","answer_html":"

The Free Up Space wizard is the preview-first way to reclaim space: three steps, each showing exactly what will happen before anything changes.

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  1. Cache cleanup — a checklist of well-known cache locations with sizes; untick anything you want to keep.
  2. Oversize-file relocation — large files in your working folders, each of which you can move to your fast drive, relocate with a shortcut, or skip.
  3. Cloud eviction (optional) — make downloaded copies of cloud files online-only, per provider.
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Each step's confirm button is the only thing that writes to your disk, so you can back out at any point before it. For a hands-off version, use Run Tuhi. Full detail: Tuhi & Free Up Space.

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What is the Free Up Space wizard in Storage Studio?

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Short answer: It's a three-step, preview-first clean-up: cache cleanup, relocation of large files to your fast drive, and optional cloud eviction. Nothing changes until you confirm each step.

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The Free Up Space wizard is the preview-first way to reclaim space: three steps, each showing exactly what will happen before anything changes.

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  1. Cache cleanup — a checklist of well-known cache locations with sizes; untick anything you want to keep.
  2. Oversize-file relocation — large files in your working folders, each of which you can move to your fast drive, relocate with a shortcut, or skip.
  3. Cloud eviction (optional) — make downloaded copies of cloud files online-only, per provider.
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Each step's confirm button is the only thing that writes to your disk, so you can back out at any point before it. For a hands-off version, use Run Tuhi. Full detail: Tuhi & Free Up Space.

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