Optimised Storage helps you save storage space by storing your content in iCloud and making it available on demand:

• When storage space is needed, files, photos, films, email attachments and other files that you rarely use are stored in iCloud automatically.
• Each file stays exactly where you last saved it, and will download when you open it.
• Files that you’ve used recently remain on your Mac, along with optimised versions of your photos.

If you haven't yet upgraded to macOS Sierra or later, find out about other ways to free up storage space.

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Find out how much storage is available on your Mac

Choose Apple menu  > About This Mac and then click Storage. Each segment of the bar is an estimate of the storage space used by a category of files. Move your pointer over each segment for more detail.

Click the Manage button to open the Storage Management window, pictured below.

Manage storage on your Mac

The Storage Management window offers recommendations for optimising your storage. If some recommendations have already been turned on, you will see fewer recommendations.

Store in iCloud

Click the Store in iCloud button and then choose from these options:

• Desktop and Documents. Store all files from these two locations in iCloud Drive. When storage space is needed, only the files you recently opened are kept on your Mac, so that you can work offline easily. Files only stored in iCloud will display a download icon , which you can double-click to download the original file. Find out more about this feature.
  
• Photos. Store all original, full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud Photos. When storage space is needed, only space-saving (optimised) versions of photos are kept on your Mac. To download the original photo or video, just open it.
  
• Messages. Store all messages and attachments in iCloud. When storage space is needed, only the messages and attachments you recently opened are kept on your Mac. Find out more about Messages in iCloud.

Storing files in iCloud uses the storage space in your iCloud storage plan. If you reach or exceed your iCloud storage limit, you can either buy more iCloud storage or make more iCloud storage available. iCloud storage starts at 50 GB for $0.99 (USD) a month, and you can purchase additional storage directly from your Apple device. Find out more about the prices in your region.

Optimise Storage

Click the Optimise button to save space by automatically removing films and TV programmes you've watched. When storage space is needed, films or TV programmes that you've purchased from Apple and have already watched will be removed from your Mac. Click the download icon next to a film or TV programme to download it again.

Your Mac will also save space by only keeping recent email attachments on this Mac when storage space is needed. You can manually download any attachments at any time by opening the email or attachment, or saving the attachment to your Mac.

Optimising storage for films, TV programmes and email attachments doesn't require iCloud storage space.

Empty Bin Automatically

Empty Bin Automatically permanently deletes files that have been in the Bin for more than 30 days.

Reduce Clutter

Reduce Clutter helps you identify large files and files you may no longer need. Click the Review Files button and then choose any of the file categories in the sidebar, such as Applications, Documents, Music Creation or Bin.

You can delete the files in some categories directly from this window. Other categories show the total storage space used by the files in each app. You can then open the app and decide whether to delete files from within it.

Find out how to re-download apps, music, films, TV programmes and books.

Where to find the settings for each feature

The button for each recommendation in the Storage Management window affects one or more settings in other apps. You can also control these settings directly within each app.

• If you're using macOS Catalina or later, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Apple ID, and then select iCloud in the sidebar: Store in iCloud turns on the Optimise Mac Storage setting on the right. To turn off iCloud Drive entirely, deselect iCloud Drive.
• If you're using macOS Mojave or earlier, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click iCloud, then click Options next to iCloud Drive. Store in iCloud turns on the Desktop & Documents Folders and Optimise Mac Storage settings.
• In Photos, choose Photos > Preferences and then click iCloud. Store in iCloud selects iCloud Photos and Optimise Mac Storage.
• In Messages, choose Messages > Preferences, then click iMessage. Store in iCloud selects Enable Messages in iCloud.

• If you're using macOS Catalina or later, open the Apple TV app, choose TV > Preferences from the menu bar, then click Files. Optimise Storage selects “Automatically delete watched films and TV programmes”.
• In you're using macOS Mojave or earlier, open iTunes, choose iTunes > Preferences from the menu bar, then click Advanced. Optimise Storage selects “Automatically delete watched films and TV programmes”.
• In Mail, choose Mail > Preferences from the menu bar and then click Accounts. In the Account Information section on the right, Optimise Storage sets the Download Attachments menu to either Recent or None.

Empty Bin Automatically: From the Finder, choose Finder > Preferences, then click Advanced. Empty Bin Automatically selects “Remove items from the Bin after 30 days”.

Other ways that macOS automatically helps to save space

With macOS Sierra or later, your Mac will take these additional steps automatically to save storage space:

• Detects duplicate downloads in Safari, keeping only the most recent version of the download
• Reminds you to delete used app installers
• Removes old fonts, languages and dictionaries that aren't being used
• Clears caches, logs and other unnecessary data when storage space is needed

How to free up storage space manually

Even without using the Optimised Storage features described in this article, you can take other steps to make more storage space available:

• Music, films and other media can use a lot of storage space. Find out how to delete music, films and TV programmes from your device.
• Delete other files that you no longer need by moving them to the Bin, then emptying the Bin. The Downloads folder is good place to look for files that you may no longer need.
• Move files to an external storage device.
• Compress files.
• Delete unneeded email: In the Mail app, choose Mailbox > Erase Junk Mail. If you no longer need the email in your Deleted Items mailbox, choose Mailbox > Erase Deleted Items.

Learn more

• The Storage pane of About This Mac is the best way to determine the amount of storage space available on your Mac. Disk Utility and other apps may show storage categories, such as Not Mounted, VM, Recovery, Other Volumes, Free or Purgeable. Don't rely on these categories to understand how to free up storage space or how much storage space is available for your data.
• When you duplicate a file on an APFS-formatted volume, that file doesn't use additional storage space on the volume. Deleting a duplicate file only frees up the space required by any data that you might have added to the duplicate. If you no longer need any copies of the file, you can recover all of the storage space by deleting both the duplicate and the original file.
• If you're using a pro app and Optimise Mac Storage, find out how to make sure your projects are always on your Mac and able to access their files.

They’re often overlooked, but certain game options can hold you back – or carry you higher! When it comes to finding success in League of Legends (LoL), everything starts with the client itself. Optimizing your LoL settings does more than just tweak aesthetics – it outright makes critical information visible, so you can react and play accordingly. If you want to dominate the Summoner’s Rift, start by checking that all options are adjusted to your satisfaction!

With all that said, this guide is aimed towards players who aren’t sure which particular settings they should seek out. But even experienced players may be surprised by some of these suggestions! Let’s begin!

LoL Settings that Matter

So, ready to optimize your settings step-by-step? As a quick note, you can access these both in- and outside game. Click the “gear” in the top-right corner to access your Options within the client. You can also hit the Esc key in-game to bring up your Options menu at any time!

Tip #1: Enable Timestamps

Timestamps are one of the most important LoL settings for any player. Timestamps let you easily track Summoner Spell usage and note any key abilities (especially ultimates) used during a match. Observant players will turn this to their advantage and help out the team with this knowledge!

To Enable Timestamps:

1. Open the Options menu.
2. Go to Interface.
3. Check “Show Timestamps” in the ‘Chat’ subsection.
4. Hit Okay to save.

Let’s look at an example to explain how timestamps can help you play better. Let’s say you see an enemy use a valuable Summoner Spell. Immediately, you hit Tab to open up the scoreboard and click on the corresponding Summoner Spell to notify your teammates in chat.

In this example, let’s say an opponent uses the Exhaust Summoner Spell. Without additional cooldown reduction, Exhaust has a 210-second cooldown. For the next three-and-a-half minutes, you can be certain Ziggs will not have Exhaust up to gank or fight. You can play more aggressively and bully Ziggs more actively in lane, since you know he’s down a critical in-game resource!

Other Uses

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Let’s look at another example where timestamps are helpful: game-changing ultimates.

Ashe’s Enchanted Crystal Arrow is an excellent illustrative case.

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At Rank 1 without cooldown reduction, Enchanted Crystal Arrow has a 100-second cooldown. If you see an enemy Ashe use it, you can type something simple like “Ashe arrow” in chat, and the timestamp will naturally be there for allies to see. Then for the next 100 seconds, you can gank or take fights without fearing that Ashe can turn them with her Enchanted Crystal Arrow.

Timestamps are useful for other situations as well: Dragon timers (six minutes for Elemental, ten minutes for Elder), Baron spawns (seven minutes), or tracking when an Inhibitor is about to return (five minutes).

Of course, benefitting from timestamps requires that the player be aware of and pay attention to such details! Start by choosing a single valuable piece of information, like a Summoner Spell or monster respawn. Practice “acknowledging” its timestamp during a match when it occurs. It’s tricky with so much going on, but you’ll be surprised by how much you can remember with focus!

Tip #2: Enable Quick Cast (aka Smart Cast)

Once newer players are comfortable with the game fundamentals, one of the best LoL settings to explore is Smart / Quick Cast. On the default Normal Cast, you get an “aiming reticle” of sorts that requires an additional button press to activate. Quick Cast cuts out that extra button press, letting you use abilities faster. This means you can instantly cast an ability at your mouse pointer without a second “confirmation” click. As we all know, being quick on the draw can lead to major advantages if you’re able to press the right keys at a moment’s notice!

To Enable Quick Cast:

1. Open the Options menu.
2. Go to Hotkeys.
3. Click “Quick Cast All.”
4. Hit Okay to save.

Quick Cast does hide the aforementioned aiming reticle (but you can always hover over an ability icon with your mouse to see its range anyway). In other words, you should learn a champ’s ranges and then utilize Quick Cast to fire your abilities out just a bit faster than you could with Normal Cast. Even a fraction of a second makes that much of a difference, despite at the expense of potential accuracy with a skill-shot.

One thing to note – some abilities always have Quick Cast on by default, such as Ahri’s Spirit Rush ultimate.

Exceptions, Exceptions…

At the same time, I highly recommend avoiding Quick Cast with certain champions – or at least certain skills (you can manually turn specified keys off Quick Cast). For example, Rumble and his ultimate, The Equalizer, are a common exception to the rule. His ult is actually much harder to use correctly with Quick Cast due to its point-and-drag mechanic.

Knowing when to selectively turn off Quick Cast is an advanced topic – and a good thing to ask your coach about once you’ve found a champion you like!

Tip #3: Enable Visible Mana Costs

Honestly, it’s weird that this is off by default… But that’s just another reason to heed my advice and enable this setting! Seeing your ability costs is a no-brainer. If your champion has a resource cost for their abilities, especially mana, keeping track of it is crucial. Conceptualizing mana costs in relation to how much mana you currently have is a critical skill for the laning phase, and in many other situations for that matter.

To Enable Visible Spell Costs:

1. Open the Options menu.
2. In Interface, check “Show Spell Costs” in the ‘Ability and Attack Display’ subsection.
3. Hit Okay to save.

You don’t want to spend your mana carelessly and find yourself in a pinch, right? With a basic mental calculation, you can figure out if you can use two abilities with enough mana left to toss out the ultimate… Or whatever else the situation may demand, depending on your champion. This is all much easier if you can see your ability mana costs ahead of time. Make sure you turn on this option immediately!

Tip #4: Minimap on the Left

This tip comes down to preference, frankly. When playing, you want to always have settings you are comfortable with – and having the minimap on the left is legit, if you like it that way! This is mainly of use to former Starcraft and DotA players, or left-handed gamers who by default hover closer to the left-hand side of the screen than the right with their mouse.

To Enable Left Hand Minimap:

1. Open the Options menu.
2. In Interface, check “Show Minimap on left” in the ‘Minimap’ subsection
3. Hit Okay to save.

Don’t be scared of your preferences, or flame those of others! Some players just prefer to direct their gaze at the left as opposed to the right. The important thing is that you look at the minimap – not where it is! Place the minimap wherever is most comfortable for you.

Wrapping Up

There are lots of options available in the game menu that you might be unaware of… By changing the LoL settings to suit your habits, you set yourself up for success! To some people these may seem insignificant, but the devil truly is in the details. Subtle tweaks like Quick Cast or even Minimap placement can make a big difference in the grand scheme of things. A few tweaks in your LoL settings can – and will – turn you into a more efficient, more aware, and overall better player. Best of luck in the Rift!