While creating the partitions I ran into an issues shrinking the volume. Next I used Disk Utility to create some FAT partitions. Apple has some as well as it’s required for those who wish to useīoot Cramp to install Windoze (lame). T2 wiki for instructions on how to do this. About this Mac showing the first version of macOS Monterey Disable the T2 Chip Also, this would ensure I had the latest device drivers on the machine in case I need to use any during the Arch installation. I also made sure I finished upgrading to macOS Monterey as I was coming out of the Beta period and didn’t want to take any unnecessary risks.

Clearing and limiting my Telegram cache.

Deleting cruft in ~/Library like old apps config.

Running docker system prune because I actively use Docker.

Running Storage Management to identify waste.

To get started I freed up 200 gigs on the SSD by: Check it out to see if this is worth your time. Heads up: I’ve created a progress report based on 10 weeks of T2 Linux usage on my 2019 MacBook Pro.

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