Startup Disk Filling up with log.smbd.old

I tried to just delete, it says permission denied. I tried changing permissions on the file and got denied. I try going to it as superuser, I enter the password and it just sits and never responds. No wrong pw, no moving forward. I got omnidisksweeper, but since the drive is full, it won't let me enter the license, so I can't delete that way. Any ideas?

Hi again,
Yes, zillions of these files, I think they're accumulate every 3 seconds on my computer...
I have no idea which way to go...all of my data is backed up, so I'm not so worried about losing data...whichever way you think is best!
Here's about a page of those filenames from typing in ls private/var/tmp
00002090889b5 000056d032d47
00002090bf44f 000056d1742e2
0000209205d75 000056d1b55e6
000020923c8b4 000056d2f2a8c
0000209376f7b 000056d340509
00002093af4b5 000056d47d318
00002094e9b8e 000056d4c0632
000020952cb9d 000056d60c68a
0000209666d1f 000056d64ebbb
000020969d726 000056d78cd28
00002097d9121 000056d7ccf94
000020981df49 000056d917549
000020995a84b 000056d956e76
00002099928a8 000056da99f25
0000209acd0de 000056dade080
0000209b0fe58 000056dc27586
0000209c4a610 000056dc69994
0000209c80e10 000056dda71ef
0000209dbc646 000056dde9796
0000209df3790 000056df3a1e8
0000209f39542 000056df7e9b9
0000209f7111a 000056e0bda40
000020a0ab2b8 000056e11056d
000020a0e23bb 000056e24dc07
000020a2286c6 000056e28ca59
000020a25f17c 000056e3c99a2
000020a39ad3d 000056e415a3b
000020a3d18b6 000056e553fd8
000020a517bb7 000056e593e92
000020a54fe0c 000056e6daa3c
000020a689e9d 000056e72a2d2
000020a6c0c6a 000056e866fc5
000020a806fc2 000056e8a75ba
000020a83d6f9 000056e9e4123
000020a9789bf 000056ea30062
000020a9af25d 000056eb73924
000020aae9766 000056ebb3652
000020ab2c762 000056ecf0824
000020ac6baf9 000056ed3c4bf
000020aca3334 000056ee79574
000020addd22a 000056eebef4f
000020ae2172e 000056f012509
000020af5bc98 000056f0559a7
000020af92600 000056f1930dd
000020b0cdf81 000056f1d7494
000020b110b6a 000056f32bcdc
000020b24aa33 000056f36ab1b
000020b28283d 000056f4a7c7f

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Hi again,
Yes, zillions of these files, I think they're accumulate every 3 seconds on my computer...
I have no idea which way to go...all of my data is backed up, so I'm not so worried about losing data...whichever way you think is best!
Here's about a page of those filenames from typing in ls private/var/tmp
00002090889b5 000056d032d47
00002090bf44f 000056d1742e2
0000209205d75 000056d1b55e6
000020923c8b4 000056d2f2a8c
0000209376f7b 000056d340509
00002093af4b5 000056d47d318
00002094e9b8e 000056d4c0632
000020952cb9d 000056d60c68a
0000209666d1f 000056d64ebbb
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00002097d9121 000056d7ccf94
000020981df49 000056d917549
000020995a84b 000056d956e76
00002099928a8 000056da99f25
0000209acd0de 000056dade080
0000209b0fe58 000056dc27586
0000209c4a610 000056dc69994
0000209c80e10 000056dda71ef
0000209dbc646 000056dde9796
0000209df3790 000056df3a1e8
0000209f39542 000056df7e9b9
0000209f7111a 000056e0bda40
000020a0ab2b8 000056e11056d
000020a0e23bb 000056e24dc07
000020a2286c6 000056e28ca59
000020a25f17c 000056e3c99a2
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000020a689e9d 000056e72a2d2
000020a6c0c6a 000056e866fc5
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000020ab2c762 000056ecf0824
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000020aca3334 000056ee79574
000020addd22a 000056eebef4f
000020ae2172e 000056f012509
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000020af92600 000056f1930dd
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Can anybody tell me if I can delete the log.smbd.old file?

I have some issues with my harddisk. After running Disk Inventory X I found a huge file named log.smbd.old. Can I delete this file? Or does it has a function?

Yes you can dump this file - it is an SMB log file.
Most, but not all, log files can be dumped.

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P.S. Not sure exactly where I should have posted this. I guess it's related to Finder.

DO NOT start the name of the drive with a dot. if you want to make it hidden from finder (not sure why you'd want to do it with the startup drive) you can add a hidden flag to the drive.
run this in terminal
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I want to erase my macbook files and reinstall the startup disk. I have backed up old files. whats the best approach?

i want to erase all my macbook files and OS and reinstall the startup disk. I have backed up old files on separate HD. Whats the best approach for a smooth reinstall.? I haven't done this in years.

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I don't think this is really the solution to my problem.
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So my question/problem is: Why is my computer filling up all the time? AND, How can I get rid of unnecessary stuff/info that may be stored on the computer without me knowing it? Does that make sense?
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Also, I watch a lot of Hulu+, HBO Go, and use ITunes Radio. Is it possible that these apps/sites are storing large chunks of info on my computer?
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Here are links regarding the start up disk, maybe something will lead you to the issue:
Keeping your trashes empty, trash can and iPhoto trash, cleaning cahes, like Safari preferences, empty cache, and in privacy clearing website data. Movies take up a lot of space.
http://pondini.org/OSX/DiskSpace.html
http://thexlab.com/faqs/freeingspace.html
http://pondini.org/OSX/LionStorage.html
http://www.macworld.com/article/1052495/slimharddrive.html
http://www.macworld.com/article/1165698/seven_ways_to_free_up_drive_space.html
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