It doesn’t matter if we make basic use of the computer: Mac fills up with junk files and it is something irremediable in a certain way, since we cannot prevent their creation. However, it is possible to fix this and free up space on your Mac by deleting all these files which together can take up a lot of storage on the device.
The best example is that older versions of Google Chrome. And this application is updated regularly and leaves some data from old versions in the internal memory which is useless and needs to be deleted. The steps to do this are extremely simple.
Data from older versions does more harm than good
There are those who say that the past was always better. However, the same is not true for apps. Even for the most nostalgic, it is not practical to store data from previous versions. When an app is updated, the latest version already includes everything needed to workso we don’t need to keep them.
While it is true that they do not always accumulate and the system intelligently eliminates them, Google Chrome usually keeps a lot of this data. And as we said in the title, overall this can add up to a few GB which, if you also have a Mac with little space, is vital.
Maybe the the only reason why keeping this data is a good idea is the performance of the latest version. If in the latest update there is an error that causes a malfunction, it is worth rolling back to the previous version, although this very rarely happens with Google Chrome. So yes, it is advisable to delete these previous versions.
How to remove old versions of Google Chrome on macOS
Some programs specializing in deep cleaning of junk files include this option. Consider the famous CleanMyMac as one of the most popular. However, There is no need to install any program for that.
It’s all part of Locate the folder containing this data in Finderfor which you can navigate between folders, although it is much faster to open the following path directly (from Finder > Go > Go to Folder…):
/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Frameworks/Google Chrome Framework.framework/Versions’
Highlighted the folder that contains the most recent version and therefore we should not delete
If you can’t find the folder this way, you can go directly to the folder where all your applications are located, select “Google Chrome” and right-click to choose the “Show package contents” option. At this time, a folder called “Contents” will open, which in turn contains other folders. The folders you need to open to access older versions of Chrome are Frameworks > Google Chrome Framework.framework > Versions.
Example with the size that a single folder can occupy (more than half a Giga)
Now the idea is delete all folders related to old versions, keeping the latest. The way to tell which is the most recent is to look at the name of each folder and the one with the highest number will be the one you need to keep.
In our visual examples, you’ll see that we barely have an old folder, because we do this process often. However, this one already weighs half a GB, so imagine how much they could weigh together if we didn’t do this process often. What is recommended is do it once a month or every two monthssince Chrome usually releases around two or three updates every month.
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