Check Storage Breakdown in macOS 13 Settings

Managing your Mac’s internal drive is essential for maintaining optimal performance and ensuring you have enough room for updates and new files. In macOS 13 Ventura, Apple replaced the legacy System Preferences with a redesigned System Settings app, changing how you view your disk space. This guide provides a direct, step-by-step walkthrough to help you locate and interpret the detailed storage breakdown on your Mac running macOS 13.

How to Access the Storage Breakdown

To view the category-by-category breakdown of your used and available disk space:

1. Click the Apple menu () in the top-left corner of your screen.
2. Select System Settings from the drop-down menu.
3. In the left-hand sidebar, click General.
4. On the right side of the window, click Storage.

Understanding the Storage Display

Once the Storage menu loads, you will see a colored bar at the top representing your drive:

• Colored Bar: Shows a visual representation of how much space is consumed versus how much remains free. Hover your mouse over any colored segment to see the category name and the exact amount of space it occupies.
• Categories List: Below the visual bar, macOS calculates and displays the space used by specific data types, including Applications, Documents, macOS, System Data, and Trash.

Managing and Freeing Up Space

Beneath the storage bar, macOS 13 provides built-in tools to help reclaim drive capacity:

• Recommendations: Look directly under the bar for suggestions like storing files in iCloud, optimizing storage by automatically removing watched movies, or automatically emptying the Trash every 30 days.
• Detailed Category Management: Scroll down to the list of categories. Next to items like Applications, Documents, or Mail, click the Info icon ("i") to view the largest files in that category. From this sub-menu, you can select files you no longer need and click Delete to remove them immediately.