CLEAN-UP START DISK...

Hey Guys!
I am new here & I have a quick question about clearing my start up disk so the operating system can run a bit faster .. In my about mac it displays that I have accumallated 89.14 GB in OTHER...WOW, I know! How do I go about clearing out these things? I am assuming I really don't need it if I don't know how to access it properly...
PLEASE HELP !!
-TIA

I hate the "Other" category because it tells you nothing except you are in trouble.
I suggest that you download and install OmniDiskSweeper.
When you run it, it will tell you the files and folders using the most disk space.
With that knowledge you can decide which data to move or delete to recover disk space.
A backup before you start this is wise idea.

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Those things you did on your PC you need not worry about on your Mac. Most is done behind the scenes.
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If you are using a pre-Leopard version of OS X, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced since Tiger. (These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion and should not be installed.)
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For emergency repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. (There is no confirmation that this version also works with Lion or later.)
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1. Carbon Copy Cloner.
2. Data Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. SyncTwoFolders
6. Synk Pro
7. Synk Standard
8. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
Always have a current backup before performing any system updates or upgrades.
Additional suggestions will be found in:
      1. Mac Maintenance Quick Assist,
      2. Mac OS X speed FAQ,
      3. Speeding up Macs,
      4. Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance,
      5. Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up,
      6. Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines,
      7. Maintaining OS X,
      8. Five Mac maintenance myths,
      9. How to Speed up Macs, and
    10. Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X.
Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.
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2a. Move all your data files and such to another drive.
4TB is the largest but about to be outdone soon.
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No mistake, you simply have to delete some items from your MacBook Air.
Start by emptying the Trash - obvious, but easily overlooked.
Then determine what, if any, documents, photos, movies, etc. you can live without and either delete them or copy them to another device.
For more ideas read here: OSX Tips: Where did my Disk Space go?

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Try the suggestions here to see if they resolve your problem:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1559
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hi. when i check my macbook using install disk A and using disk utilities to check it, it says i have an error in a volume. then i repair it and it says that a volume HFS has been repaired but it couldn´t repair a volume. then i ask to check again and it says that everything is ok. days later i check it again and it says i have an error and the starting disk must be repaired. i repair it and so.
any clue about it?
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I have a 250 GB HD on my MacBook which is running Snow Leopard. I had 80 GB's free prior to this situation.
I use Time Machine and SuperDuper, saving both backups to separate external HD's.
I was trying to schedule a second SuperDuper backup on another external HD that I use for miscellaneous files. The job ran, but eventually gave an error message that there was not enough space on the external HD to complete the backup.
I exited SuperDuper and navigated to the external HD via FINDER. I highlighted the ??? .sparcebundle ???? file created by SuperDuper and selected Move To Trach. This file was approximately 150 GB's in size.
THAT'S WHEN THINGS WENT SOUTH
I suddenly began receiving pop up messages that my starter disk ( I believe that is what it said ) was full. I selected TRASH and attempted to empty it. After a reboot the machine would not come up...it would get past the grey Apple logo screen but then it would hang on a blue screen.
I was able to boot into single user mode and found that I only had 2 ( two ) GB's of available disk space. I deleted 50 GB's of "stuff" and deleted the Trash. I was then able to reboot. I ran a disk inventory program that shows where files are residing on the HD as well as their size.
I can't find this mysterious "chunk" of data that is taking up the remainder of my hard drive disk space.
I have tried doing a Time Machine restore but every time it begins it asks for my Admin password. Once I enter it, nothing happens.
I am also unable to do a restore from SuperDuper. When I select the original source to be used as the backup I can select the .sparcebunle from my external HD but when I go to select the destination ( my Macbook HD ) that selection is greyed out.
Can anyone shed light on what may have happened, how I can find this mysterious chunk of data and delete it, or how / if I can get Time Machine to do a successful full restore.
I'm a stickler for backing up my machine but the very first time I need to be able to do a restore I can't. Errrrgggggg.....
Thanks !
Chuck :- )

ChuckLD wrote:
Thank you x1000 V.K. I didn't know any of that and REALLY appreciate you explaining it. I still have a question if you have a moment...
I have the Snow Leopard Upgrade disk that I purchased a while back... the one that cost $29.99 or $39.99 ( can't recall ). Is this the disk you were referring to when you said to reboot, hold "C" etc?
yes.
About SuperDuper.... what settings should I use in the future... I'm not very familiar with the program and must have just selected the "sparsebundle" without really understanding the various options.
superduper has a very straightforward interface. when you start it there are two buttons to choose the source drive and the destination drive. so you choose the drives that you want. that's it. just don't choose to back up to a disk image.
Again.. THANKS !!!
Chuck :- )

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How to clean the start up disk?

How do I clear space on my start up disk?

Freeing Up Space on The Hard Drive
1. See Lion/Mountain Lion's Storage Display.
2. You can remove data from your Home folder except for the /Home/Library/ folder.
3. Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.
4. Also see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.
5. See Where did my Disk Space go?.
6. See The Storage Display.
You must Empty the Trash in order to recover the space they occupied on the hard drive.
You should consider replacing the drive with a larger one. Check out OWC for drives, tutorials, and toolkits.
Try using OmniDiskSweeper 1.8 or GrandPerspective to search your drive for large files and where they are located.

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