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Tutorials: Mac

Slow Mac, storage, photos and files: what to do with the tools your Mac already has.

  1. How to convert HEIC photos to JPG (Mac, Windows, iPhone)

    iPhone photos in HEIC format don't open everywhere. Here's how to turn them into JPG with the tools already on your Mac and Windows PC, and how to make your iPhone shoot in JPG from the start.

  2. How to free up space on your Mac

    Where to see what's filling your Mac's disk and how to get space back safely: storage recommendations, Downloads, old iPhone backups, unused apps, mail and the Trash.

  3. How to take a screenshot on a Mac

    The three ways to capture your Mac's screen (the entire screen, a portion, a window), the Screenshot app with its timer, where the images are saved, and how to copy them to the Clipboard instead of the desktop.

  4. Slow Mac: what to do to make it fast again

    The checks to make, in order, when your Mac has become slow: free space, memory, apps that open on their own, updates and safe mode. All with the tools your Mac already has.

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