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• ANDROID PHONES, which include Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixels, have a similar tool. Go to SETTINGS | STORAGE. From there, you’ll see how much room you have and what you need to get rid

of. Many Android phones have a FREE UP SPACE button to send you to the phone’s Files app, where you’ll see cleanup suggestions, such as deleting big attachments, screen shots and unused

apps. Other Androids will show you duplicate and large files as you scroll down on the same screen. • MACINTOSH COMPUTERS direct you to the ABOUT THIS MAC section, which can be accessed by

clicking the Apple icon on the top left of the screen, and selecting the third option, STORAGE. Here you’ll find broad categories to check on and clicking the MANAGE button lets you move

files to iCloud and suggests ways you can delete files you no longer need by setting some rules going forward. • ON WINDOWS COMPUTERS, from the Start menu, select START | SETTINGS | SYSTEM |

 STORAGE. Then open CLEANUP RECOMMENDATIONS. Microsoft will suggest files synced to the cloud, temporary files, unused apps and unused files you might want to ditch. Then select CLEAN UP to

make room. 3. CLEARING THE CACHE GETS RID OF TRACKING INFO Miracle No. 3 is a different method of deleting, cleaning the browser cache of your computer, phone or tablet. When we surf the

Internet, we pick up “cookies” and other tracking data that follow us around. At some point, these pieces of code start messing with each other and slowing us down. One way to get the system

back to the way it was is by deleting the cookies and other data. The most popular browsers have a REMOVE ALL button or its equivalent, which makes the task easy. But just remember that

unless you customize your cache clearing, you will lose your stored passwords and history and you’ll be starting afresh. IN GOOGLE CHROME, the most used browser, this setting is in the

privacy section. On a computer or Android phone, look at the menu under the three vertical dots ⋮ at the upper right corner of your screen; on an iPhone, look for the three horizontal dots ⋯

 in the lower right corner. Then choose SETTINGS | PRIVACY AND SECURITY | CLEAR BROWSING DATA. ON THE SAFARI BROWSER for Mac computers, click the SAFARI pull down menu in the upper left of

your screen | PREFERENCES | PRIVACY | MANAGE WEBSITE DATA | REMOVE ALL to delete stored cookies and data. You can’t do the same on your iPhone or iPad. Instead, go to SETTINGS | SAFARI | 

CLEAR HISTORY AND WEBSITE DATA for a big cleanup.