macOS Tips — TipsTips, shortcuts and apps to get the most out of your Machttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/enSee what is actually filling your diskhttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/check-storage/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/check-storage/Storage settings break the disk down app by app, and explain that mysterious System Data entry.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTstoragesettingsStop the desktop appearing every time you click the wallpaperhttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/click-wallpaper-desktop/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/click-wallpaper-desktop/By default a click on any visible scrap of wallpaper sweeps all your windows aside. You can restrict it.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTdesktopsettingsPut the controls you use most in the menu barhttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/control-centre-menu-bar/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/control-centre-menu-bar/Bluetooth, AirDrop and the rest can sit permanently at the top right instead of two clicks deep.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTmenu-barcontrol-centerMake the Finder sidebar and toolbar yourshttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/customise-finder/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/customise-finder/The Finder is where you will spend the most time: put your folders one click away and add the buttons you need.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTfinderproductivitySet up the Dock the way you want ithttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/dock-setup/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/dock-setup/Hide it when you are not using it, keep only the apps you open, and stop minimised windows piling up on the right.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTdocksettingsForce quit an app that has stopped respondinghttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/force-quit-apps/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/force-quit-apps/The Mac equivalent of Ctrl+Alt+Delete for a single frozen app.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrom-windowssettingsInstall and uninstall apps that are not in the App Storehttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/install-apps-dmg/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/install-apps-dmg/There is no installer wizard: you drag the app into a folder, and you delete it by dragging it out.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTinstallingfrom-windowsYour login password is not your Apple ID passwordhttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/login-vs-apple-id-password/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/login-vs-apple-id-password/macOS asks for two different passwords at different moments, and confusing them costs a lot of failed attempts.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTpasswordssecurityThe menu bar belongs to the app, not the windowhttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/menu-bar-basics/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/menu-bar-basics/On a Mac the menus live at the top of the screen and always belong to whichever app you are using.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTmenu-barfrom-windowsWatch CPU, memory and temperature from the menu barhttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/menu-bar-monitor-stats/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/menu-bar-monitor-stats/Activity Monitor tells you what is happening now; Stats keeps the numbers visible all the time.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTmonitoringperformanceOpen anything with Spotlighthttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/spotlight-search/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/spotlight-search/One shortcut to launch apps, find files and do quick conversions, without touching the Dock.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTlauncherproductivitySwitch between open apps with the keyboardhttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/switch-apps/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/switch-apps/The Mac equivalent of Alt+Tab switches apps, not windows — which is why it sometimes seems to skip things.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTkeyboardmultitaskingfrom-windowsTile windows from the green buttonhttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/tile-windows-green-button/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/tile-windows-green-button/The three coloured dots do more than close, minimise and maximise — hold the green one.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTwindowsmultitaskingSet up a Time Machine backuphttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/time-machine-backup/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/time-machine-backup/Point macOS at an external disk once and it keeps hourly versions of everything by itself.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTbackupsettingsSet up right-click and tap-to-click on the trackpadhttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/trackpad-clicks/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/trackpad-clicks/There is no second button, but there is a right click — and you can stop physically pressing the trackpad down.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTtrackpadfrom-windowsRewrite and proofread text in any apphttps://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/writing-tools/https://mac-os-tips.pages.dev/tips/writing-tools/Writing Tools are not limited to Notes: they work in any text field, and they have a shortcut you can always reach.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTwritingai