Computer freezes upon trying to activate screen saver?

I recently went on vacation and downloaded some pictures to use as my screen saver. But everytime I go into Prefrences to choose a picture to be used as my screen saver, my computer freezes on me. Does anybody know how I can resolve this problem?

Ces:
A drive that's too full can cause all sorts of problems, but I doubt that freeing up space will, in itself, resolve it. Let's hope I'm wrong! We'll soon see, once you free up some space on your startup volume. If this is the only abberration you're experiencing with the operating system, I'd go ahead and resolve your drive space issue first, keeping this issue open for some suggestions from the Members.
BTW - The reason I previously asked if you can launch System Preferences and change the Screensaver to one of the standard ones (without crashing) is to eliminate the files in that particular pictures folder - as well as the slideshow routine that drives the screensaver - as the cause of the problem.
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