Mac Pro Late 2013 very long start up

dagwaremedia Said:

"Mac Pro Late 2013 very long start up: Mac Pro Late 2013 very long start up running 12.6.5 2TB drive with 34GB left anyway to make start up faster?"

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Clear [lots of] Space. Read the following...

Clearing Space on a Mac:

Mac Storage:

Try clearing internal storage. Do so, though use of the following:

What Space to Clear:

A. Clear Temporary Internet Files:

Clear your Temporary Internet Files(Cookies & Cache) of Safari:

• Cookies perform remembrance of certain site-entered data.
• Cache keeps a snapshot of the last time you visited a site.

Go Here: Manage Cookies and Website Data in Safari on Mac - Apple Support

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B. Clean TV and Music Libraries:

Remove all unneeded files from your TV and Music Libraries. Full-Movies take up 2-4GB typically, and a bunch of those would take up a load of storage, ideally. So, if you have any movies that are not needed, then delete them.

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C.See these Links:

• Free Up Storage Space on your Mac - Apple Support

• Optimize Storage Space on your Mac - Apple Support

• See Used and Available Storage Space on your Mac - Apple Support

<<. with 34GB left >>

Your drive is essentially FULL.

macOS creates over 9 GBytes of files going from a cold start to up-and-running. If you ever need any Virtual memory, you are in trouble -- there is no room for that.