Delete item type definition

Hi,
Can someone please tell me how to delete an item type definition from database (including the history of it)? Is there a script?
Thanks
CL

Oracle Workflow provides a script to delete the item type definition including its history. It completely wipes out the workflow without even a trace of it. Please note that this script is STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED ON PRODUCTION whatsoever without approval from Oracle Support.
Please find the script $FND_TOP/sql/wfrmitt.sql in Oracle Apps and $ORACLE_HOME/wf/admin/sql/wfrmitt.sql in Oracle Workflow Standalone.
Once again, this script wipes off the workflow without a trace and you should not use this in PROD.
Thanks
Vijay

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Registering Item types

Hi Experts,
I am a workflow developer.
When we try to add configuration about the action to be taken when user clicks a task, we dont see required task IDs in the XML file that is generated. It does list some of the custom developed tasks but not all. We have tried all possible things we could do.
All the tasks that are displayed either refer to
BO DECISION
Method Process
OR
BO WEBSERVICE
Method PROCESSDIALOG
Anybody is aware what Portal tries to read when you click Register item types from UWL configuration? I want to figure out why all the tasks developed in ECC are not reflected on portal.
Note: we see all the tasks in UWL when they are assigned to any user irrespective of whether they appear in XML or not.

Whenever you register a system and its itemtypes it will create an XML file with the System name. For e.g.: if you configure UWL to connect to SAP_ECC_HumanResources then SAP_ECC_HUmanResources.xml will be generated with all definitions.
You can view/download the file by logging to Portal with an Admin id and navigating to System Configuration --> System Administration --> Universal Worklist Administration. I don't remember the last path but there is a link probably called View Item Type definitions or something in middle section.
Also please note that any changes in Backend through SWFVISU will not be reflected in Portal UWL unless you re-register the system.
Chintan

Items are not moved to the deleted items folder when they expire

Hey
I have Exchange 2010 Server (Version: 14.01.0438.000) and configured a retention policy with one retention tag for the
inbox that moves items after 365 days to the deleted items folder. I have assigned this policy to one Mailbox to see if it works. It doesn't. :)
All Items are "stamped" correctly with a expiry date. And the Messages show now "This item is expired" for example:
I made the Policy a week ago and waited to see if the items will be moved but nothing happen until today. The Application Log shows no errors or warnings. I already used "Start-ManagedFolderAssistant"
multiple times....
what is wrong here? And how do i track the problem down?
i also checked all the other threads regarding the same or alike issues. But couldn't find anything that would halp me.

Get-RetentionPolicyTag
Get-RetentionPolicyTag:
RunspaceId : bab19777-67ac-4a28-a895-19f89113122a
MessageClassDisplayName : All Mailbox Content
MessageClass : *
Description : Managed Content Settings
RetentionEnabled : True
RetentionAction : MoveToDeletedItems
AgeLimitForRetention : 365.00:00:00
MoveToDestinationFolder :
TriggerForRetention : WhenDelivered
MessageFormatForJournaling : UseTnef
JournalingEnabled : False
AddressForJournaling :
LabelForJournaling :
Type : Inbox
SystemTag : False
LocalizedRetentionPolicyTagName : {}
Comment :
RetentionId : 6c115c72-8186-4828-b801-d434d7fdbcc7
LocalizedComment : {}
MustDisplayCommentEnabled : False
LegacyManagedFolder :
AdminDisplayName :
ExchangeVersion : 1.0 (0.0.0.0)
Name : Delete after 1 year (Inbox)
DistinguishedName : CN=Delete after 1 year (Inbox),CN=Retention Policy Tag Container,CN=****
AG,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=****,DC=*****
Identity : Delete after 1 year (Inbox)
Guid : 6c115c72-8186-4828-b801-d434d7fdbcc7
ObjectCategory : *****/Configuration/Schema/ms-Exch-ELC-Folder
ObjectClass : {top, msExchELCFolder}
WhenChanged : 07.10.2014 10:16:04
WhenCreated : 07.10.2014 10:16:04
WhenChangedUTC : 07.10.2014 08:16:04
WhenCreatedUTC : 07.10.2014 08:16:04
OrganizationId :
OriginatingServer : srv-********
IsValid : True
Get-RetentionPolicy:
RunspaceId : bab19777-67ac-4a28-a895-19f89113122a
RetentionId : a83b8845-5f3b-422c-84a1-8eef8a8b2bd2
RetentionPolicyTagLinks : {Delete after 1 year (Inbox)}
AdminDisplayName :
ExchangeVersion : 1.0 (0.0.0.0)
Name : Funds@
DistinguishedName : CN=Funds@,CN=Retention Policies Container,CN=*****,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=***,DC=****
Identity : Funds@
Guid : a83b8845-5f3b-422c-84a1-8eef8a8b2bd2
ObjectCategory : hnw.dom/Configuration/Schema/ms-Exch-Mailbox-Recipient-Template
ObjectClass : {top, msExchRecipientTemplate, msExchMailboxRecipientTemplate}
WhenChanged : 07.10.2014 10:28:26
WhenCreated : 07.10.2014 10:28:26
WhenChangedUTC : 07.10.2014 08:28:26
WhenCreatedUTC : 07.10.2014 08:28:26
OrganizationId :
OriginatingServer : srv-******
IsValid : True
I just replaced some "critical information" with *****
Also the Policy is defently applied. I checked with:
Get-Mailbox -ResultSize unlimited | Format-Table Name,RetentionPolicy -Auto

Ho wto view deleted items in a sales order

is there a way to view deleted items in sales order.?
is there a change log that we can view?
how can we see the change log of any document?
thanks
s. krishnan

Hi Swathi,
the change log is only recorded for data element fields - For example, go into SE11, choose the radio button for data type. Enter SERAIL for serial number and then go to Further characteristics tab. Here the tick for Change document tells SAP to record the changes for this field in the CDHDR and CDPOS tables.
Reward points pls.
Regards,
Govind.

Extracting a Deleted Item

This is with regarding to a deleted item.
I had created a PO with ten line items.
The sequence of the PO line items also plays an important role in our org.
Due to some sequential internal assebling parts.
Unfortunately i deleated the firstline item and saved.
But PO is not yet released by any body wrt Release Stategy.
Now i got to questions.
1. How can i get back the deleated item - before saving the document.
2. How can i get back the deleated item - after saving the document.
How to handle this type of situations ?

Hi
If ur deleting any line item in PO Before saving PO it will get vanished and u can not retrive same
But if u delete line item after saving of PO then it will be marked for deletion only if required u can undelete/unlock same and can use for further processing
Vishal...

Returns - not possible delete item

Hello,
I have sales order type Service return (RZS copy from RE) with reference to Invoice (for non stock items REX).
If I want to delete items, system to lockup and is impossible to continue to work.
Whats happend ?
Thank you for advice.
Bernard

Hi
Could you please be more prrecise and clear? In services there is no concept of returns. Which services are there which you are returning? It is just for my knowledge.
For you query do you want system to block deletion of items ordid you delete item and system is not allowing you further processing? If 2nd case is yours then share the screen or message etc you are getting.
Thank$

Create link to delete item (in non-edit mode)

Hi there,
I've been trying to create a portlet that displays items (titles + edit- and delete-links) and I got so far as to be able to create the edit-link and that seems to work. The edit link is as follows (p_news is an wwsbr_all_items%rowtype)
htp.p('<a href="/portal/pls/portal/PORTAL.wwv_edit_tab.edititem?p_thingid='|| p_news.ID ||'&p_cornerid='||p_news.folder_id||'&p_siteid='|| p_news.caid||'&p_language=sf&p_looplink='|| p_link||'&p_itemtype=basetext&p_topicid=-1&p_topicsiteid=0&p_cornerlinkid=&p_parentid=0&p_currcornerid=&p_containerpageid='|| p_news.folder_id||'">Edit</a>');and after a lot of head scratching, I managed to create a delete link as follows:
htp.p('<a href="/portal/pls/portal/PORTAL.wwpob_page_dialogs.delete_portlets_dlg?p_instance_list='|| p_news.caid||'_'|| (TO_NUMBER(p_news.id)-1)||'_'|| p_news.caid||'_'|| p_news.folder_id||'_'|| p_news.folder_id||'&p_in_edit_mode=1&p_back_url='||p_link||'&p_confirm_url='||p_link||'&p_mode=3">delete</a>');Now what really makes me wonder is this bit:
p_instance_list='|| p_news.caid||'_'|| (TO_NUMBER(p_news.id)-1)||'_'|| p_news.caid||'_'|| p_news.folder_id||'_'|| p_news.folder_id||'&and specifically the
(TO_NUMBER(p_news.id)-1)I mean, it works (unlike everything else i tried in the past few days). But can this be true? Can I use this unbelievanble hack-like "solution" in production? Is there a Oracle-approved way of creating delete-links programmatically (outside the html layout templates)?
Rgds, stupefied in Finland
Edit: gaaah, how do I get multiple rows of code and not one real long one..? >:(
Edited by: Baguette on 05-May-2010 03:57

The API calls are normally executed within scripts but you could obviously call them from a PL/SQL item as well.
The API call works fine in 10.1.4.2. Did a simple test :
<ol>
<li>Create a page group called 'test'
<li>Add two items of type base URL
<li>Created a small anonymous block with the following code :
DECLARE
CURSOR c1 IS
    SELECT masterthingid,id,version,iscurrentversion,active,siteid,name
    FROM portal.wwv_things WHERE siteid = (SELECT id FROM portal.wwsbr_sites$
    WHERE name = '&PgName') and itemtype = 'baseurl' ORDER BY masterthingid ;
BEGIN
FOR c1_rec IN c1 LOOP
dbms_output.put_line('Now deleting item '||c1_rec.name) ;
portal.wwsbr_api.delete_item(
          p_master_item_id=>c1_rec.masterthingid
         ,p_caid=>c1_rec.siteid
         ,p_mode=>portal.wwsbr_api.DELETE_ITEM_DEFAULT
         ,p_version_number=>NULL) ;
END LOOP ;
EXCEPTION
     WHEN wwsbr_api.ITEM_ALREADY_DELETED THEN
       dbms_output.put_line('ITEM_ALREADY_DELETED');
     WHEN wwsbr_api.ITEM_ACTIVE_VERSION THEN
       dbms_output.put_line('ITEM_ACTIVE_VERSION');
     WHEN wwsbr_api.INVALID_VERSION_NUMBER THEN
       dbms_output.put_line('INVALID_VERSION_NUMBER');
     WHEN wwsbr_api.INVALID_MODE THEN
       dbms_output.put_line('INVALID_MODE');
     WHEN wwsbr_api.INVALID_CAID THEN
       dbms_output.put_line('INVALID_CAID');
     WHEN wwsbr_api.INVALID_ITEM_ID THEN
       dbms_output.put_line('INVALID_ITEM_ID ');
END ;
/<li>Ran this code.
<li>Invalidated the web cache for the root page of test. The items were deleted
</ol>
Calling the API directly through your browser is tricky. I tried it and got the following error first :
+10/05/07 11:57:16 portal: [module=RepositoryServlet, ecid=79740104487,1] ERROR: Repository Gateway error: Request Processing Error:+
portal.wwsbr_api.delete_item: PROCEDURE DOESN'T EXIST
This is normal as the procedure is executed by PORTAL_PUBIC. Granting execute privileges on wwsbr_api to public did not help. The error message changed to :
+10/05/07 11:58:27 portal: [module=RepositoryServlet, ecid=79740176945,1] ERROR: Repository Gateway error: Database Error: ORA=6502 ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character to number conversion error+
ORA-06512: at line 31
In this case, you probably need to wrap the wwsbr_api.delete_item() procedure into your own procedure and call this from your portlet.
Hope this helps,
EJ

What is the "Other" category under storage and how can i delete items from this?

My disc is almost full. "About this Mac" says that I have 47 GB of "Other." What is this Other and how can I delete items from this?

For information about the Other category in the Storage display, see this support article.
Empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. If you use iPhoto, empty its internal Trash first:
iPhoto ▹ Empty Trash
Do the same in other applications, such as Aperture, that have an internal Trash feature. Then reboot. That will temporarily free up some space.
According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation. You also need enough space left over to allow for growth of the data. There is little or no performance advantage to having more available space than the minimum Apple recommends. Available storage space that you'll never use is wasted space.
When Time Machine backs up a portable Mac, some of the free space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of recently deleted files. The space occupied by local snapshots is reported as available by the Finder, and should be considered as such. In the Storage display of System Information, local snapshots are shown asBackups. The snapshots are automatically deleted when they expire or when free space falls below a certain level. You ordinarily don't need to, and should not, delete local snapshots yourself. If you followed bad advice to disable local snapshots by running a shell command, you may have ended up with a lot of data in the Other category. Reboot and it should go away.
See this support article for some simple ways to free up storage space.
You can more effectively use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) to explore the volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can also delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one.
Deleting files inside an iPhoto or Aperture library will corrupt the library. Any changes to a photo library must be made from within the application that created it. The same goes for Mail files.
Proceed further only if the problem isn't solved by the above steps.
ODS can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
Back up all data now.
If you have more than one user account, make sure you're logged in as an administrator. The administrator account is the one that was created automatically when you first set up the computer.
Install ODS in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it if it's running.
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The application window will open, eventually showing all files in all folders, sorted by size with the largest at the top. It may take a few minutes for ODS to finish scanning.
I don't recommend that you make a habit of doing this. Don't delete anything while running ODS as root. If something needs to be deleted, make sure you know what it is and how it got there, and then delete it by other, safer, means. When in doubt, leave it alone or ask for guidance.
When you're done with ODS, quit it and also quit Terminal.

Allow users to delete Items/documents that thhey have posted

Using SharePoint 2013.
We would like users to be able to delete items and documents that they have posted, but not anything created by another user. It would appear that delete is not so fine grained. For a list, we can use "create items and edit items that were created by
the user" to allow them to edit, but have found nothing regarding deletion...though it may be covered by edit.
Libraries do not seem to have this option, and I have not found a good setting in PowerShell, at the library (list), or Items level.
Any thoughts would be most appreciated.

oldamigauser
Unfortunately, setting Item-Level Permissions is no longer available for document libraries in 2013, either through advanced settings or via PowerShell. It is still available for lists in 2013 - some list-types that is (it's not available for the Issue Tracking
list type, for example).
As far as implementing finer configuration of the delete permission, there is no OOTB way to differentiate delete permission by whether the person attempting to delete an object was the creator of that object. It is possible to create a permission
level that enables users to read and edit list and document items but not delete them. To do this, you will need to create a custom permission level - probably using the existing Contribute permission level as a template.
Something approaching your needs could be accomplished by: 1) creating a custom permissions level that includes all of your users and that enables them to do everything the Contribute permission level allows them to do except delete; and then 2) place your
select users into the OOTB Contribute permission level which enables them to also delete items.
References
Configure custom permissions in SharePoint 2013

Mysterious unsaved changes in project: Class type definition stored in member VI?

Hi,
I'm wondering: why does LabVIEW show changes in a member VIs of a class when I only change the type definition (cluster) of the class in way that the member VI has nothing to do with the changes?
Example:
Class A{
int a;
int b; //new! -> changes in A.lvclass and A.ctl
incr(){ this.a++;} //why incr.vi needs to be updated/saved upon adding b?
Strangely enough, when I don't save the changes and close the project, everything looks fine after re-opening the project (no broken VIs etc.), but the issue with the unsaved changes remains.
The thing is that I don't want to upload "fake" changes into our configuration management system as my colleagues would think that I really did changes to the VIs.
Thanks!
Peter

Peter,
it seems to me that the issue is connected to association or containment. Did you incorporate that in your small example?
Does it happen if you previously mass compile the VIs before you add the dummy item to the class' private data?
Currently, it seems more like a bug if indeed all items have "separate compiled code" set (e.g. in the project).
Is it possible that some single items have that option disabled? Remember: Setting the option in the LV options or the project properties, it refers to NEW items. Existing items are not changed by that "global" settings.
Norbert
EDIT: You can write a small tool to check this. Make the project path the input parameter, use VI Server to load that project and load all items and query the "separate compiled code" option. If an item has the option disabled, you might want to extend the tool to change the setting and save that item. Remember that the setting is available for more than 'only' VI-files!
CEO: What exactly is stopping us from doing this?
Expert: Geometry
Marketing Manager: Just ignore it.

ON START UP IT TELLS ME THAT MY start up disc IS FULL - HOW DO I EITHER DELETE ITEMS - FFRAG ROM WHERE ?! - OR DE

Hi
On start up it tells me that my start up disc is full - how can i either find where to delete items from it - or can you defrag as you could in windows ? Help !

For information about the Other category in the Storage display, see this support article.
Empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. If you use iPhoto, empty its internal Trash first:
iPhoto ▹ Empty Trash
Then reboot. That will temporarily free up some space. Do the same in other applications, such as Aperture, that have an internal Trash feature.
According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation. You also need enough space left over to allow for growth of your data. There is little or no performance advantage to having more available space than the minimum Apple recommends. Available storage space that you'll never use is wasted space.
If you're using Time Machine to back up a portable Mac, some of the free space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of files you've recently deleted. The space occupied by local snapshots is reported as available by the Finder, and should be considered as such. In the Storage display of System Information, local snapshots are shown as Backups. The snapshots are automatically deleted when they expire or when free space falls below a certain level. You ordinarily don't need to, and should not, delete local snapshots yourself.
See this support article for some simple ways to free up storage space.
You can more effectively use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) to explore your volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can also delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one.
Deleting files inside an iPhoto or Aperture library will corrupt the library. Any changes to a photo library must be made from within the application that created it. The same goes for Mail files.
Proceed further only if the problem isn't solved by the above steps.
ODS can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
Back up all data now.
If you have more than one user account, make sure you're logged in as an administrator. The administrator account is the one that was created automatically when you first set up the computer.
Install ODS in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it if it's running.
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The application window will open, eventually showing all files in all folders, sorted by size with the largest at the top. It may take a few minutes for ODS to finish scanning your files.
I don't recommend that you make a habit of doing this. Don't delete anything while running ODS as root. If something needs to be deleted, make sure you know what it is and how it got there, and then delete it by other, safer, means. When in doubt, leave it alone or ask for guidance.
When you're done with ODS, quit it and also quit Terminal.

How to write a query on a component-item-type properties

hi
For the following sample repository definition file.
<item descriptor name ="student" idcolumn="id">
<property name="name" data-type="string"/>
<property name="department" component-item-type="department" data-type="list" />
</item descriptor>
<item descriptor name ="department">
<property name="name" type="string"/>
<property name="HOD" data-type="string" />
</item descriptor>
If I get a view of the student Itemdescriptor and will I be able to query on the department item descriptor in the same rql ?

Nitin,
Thanks for the mail.
I am getting below error.
Attempt to create a sub-property query expression for the property: "department", which is not a RepositoryItem. Only properties that are RepositoryItems can have sub-properties.*
atg.repository.RepositoryException: Attempt to create a sub-property query expression for the property: "department", which is not a RepositoryItem. Only properties that are RepositoryItems can have sub-properties
For more clarity PFB how the ItemDescriptor looks like
<item-descriptor name="student" display-property="displayName">
<property name="isActive" data-type="boolean" default="false"/>
<table name="student" type="auxiliary" id-column-names="student_ID">
<property name="studentId" display-name="student" column-name="student_id" data-type="string" required="true"/>
</table>
<table name="student_department" type="multi" id-column-name="student_ID" multi-column-name="sequence_id">
<property name="department" display-name="department" column-name="department_id" data-type="list" component-item-type="departmentl" />
</table>
</item-descriptor>
<item-descriptor name="department" super-type="superDepartment" sub-type-value="department" display-property="name" display-name="departmentname">
<table name="department" type="auxiliary" id-column-name="department_id">
<property category="Basics" name="location" data-type="int" column-name="location" display-name="Location" required="true" default="1">
<attribute name="propertySortPriority" value="-5"/>
</property>
<property category="Basics" name="name" display-name="name" column-name="name" data-type="String" />
<property category="Basics" name="HOD" display-name="HOD" column-name="HOD" data-type="String"/>
</table>
</item-descriptor>
Thanks
Shobby

Finding deleted items in the wastebasket

Dear all
How can I find items I deleted on the blackberry in the wastebasket?
It works with my professional email-account on an enterprise server, but not with my private email account that uses imap (in particular: imap.1und1.de). I already tried to mark the wastebasket as "folder to sync", but that was not possible. I also tried to define another folder that was marked "to sync" as wastebasket. However, after that definition that particular folder was not marked as "to sync" anymore.
To avoid misunderstandings: I do not need to open the wastebasket on the blackberry, but I need the possibility to regain deleted items at the desktop at the very latest. I really like to use travelling time to tidy up my email accounts, but this is very risky, if deleted items are gone forever with no chance to remediate mistakes.
I use OS 10.3.1.1565, but I had that problem before the update as well.
Thank you very much for any recommendations!
Eva

Correct.
How do I view or restore selected items?

How do I delete items from start up disk?

My start up disk is almost full. How do I delete items from it?

Empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. If you use iPhoto, empty its internal Trash first:
iPhoto ▹ Empty Trash
Do the same in other applications, such as Aperture, that have an internal Trash feature. Then restart the computer. That will temporarily free up some space.
According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation. You also need enough space left over to allow for growth of the data. There is little or no performance advantage to having more available space than the minimum Apple recommends. Available storage space that you'll never use is wasted space.
When Time Machine backs up a portable Mac, some of the free space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of recently deleted files. The space occupied by local snapshots is reported as available by the Finder, and should be considered as such. In the Storage display of System Information, local snapshots are shown as Backups. The snapshots are automatically deleted when they expire or when free space falls below a certain level. You ordinarily don't need to, and should not, delete local snapshots yourself. If you followed bad advice to disable local snapshots by running a shell command, you may have ended up with a lot of data in the Other category. Ask for instructions in that case.
See this support article for some simple ways to free up storage space.
You can more effectively use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) or GrandPerspective (GP) to explore the volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can also delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one. Note that ODS only works with OS X 10.8 or later. If you're running an older OS version, use GP.
Deleting files inside an iPhoto or Aperture library will corrupt the library. Any changes to a photo library must be made from within the application that created it. The same goes for Mail files.
Proceed further only if the problem isn't solved by the above steps.
ODS or GP can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
Back up all data now.
If you have more than one user account, make sure you're logged in as an administrator. The administrator account is the one that was created automatically when you first set up the computer.
Install the app you downloaded in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it if it's running.
Triple-click anywhere in the corresponding line of text below on this page to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper
sudo /Applications/GrandPerspective.app/Contents/MacOS/GrandPerspective
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The application window will open, eventually showing all files in all folders, sorted by size. It may take a few minutes for the app to finish scanning.
I don't recommend that you make a habit of doing this. Don't delete anything as root. If something needs to be deleted, make sure you know what it is and how it got there, and then delete it by other, safer, means. When in doubt, leave it alone or ask for guidance.
When you're done with the app, quit it and also quit Terminal.

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how do i delete items from startup disk

You should never, EVER let a conputer hard drive get completely full, EVER!
With Macs and OS X, you shouldn't let the hard drive get below 15 GBs or less of free data space.
If it does, it's time for some hard drive housecleaning.
Follow some of my tips for cleaning out, deleting and archiving data from your Mac's internal hard drive.
Have you emptied your iMac's Trash icon in the Dock?
If you use iPhoto, iPhoto has its own trash that needs to be emptied, also.
If you store images in other locations other than iPhoto, then you will have to weed through these to determine what to archive and what to delete.
If you use Apple Mail app, Apple Mail also has its own trash area that needs to be emptied, too!
Delete any old or no longer needed emails and/or archive to disc, flash drives or external hard drive, older emails you want to save.
Other things you can do to gain space.
Once you have around 15 GBs regained, do a search, download and install OmniDisk Sweeper.
This app will help you locate files that you can move/archive and/or delete from your system.
STAY AWAY FROM DELETING ANY FILES FROM OS X SYSTEM FOLDER!
Look through your Documents folder and delete any type of old useless type files like "Read Me" type files.
Again, archive to disc, flash drives, ext. hard drives or delete any old documents you no longer use or immediately need.
Look in your Applications folder, if you have applications you haven't used in a long time, if the app doesn't have a dedicated uninstaller, then you can simply drag it into the OS X Trash icon. IF the application has an uninstaller app, then use it to completely delete the app from your Mac.
Download an app called OnyX for your version of OS X.
When you install and launch it, let it do its initial automatic tests, then go to the cleaning and maintenance tabs and run the maintenance tabs that let OnyX clean out all web browser cache files, web browser histories, system cache files, delete old error log files.
Typically, iTunes and iPhoto libraries are the biggest users of HD space.
move these files/data off of your internal drive to the external hard drive and deleted off of the internal hard drive.
If you have any other large folders of personal data or projects, these should be archived or moved, also, to the optical discs, flash drives or external hard drive and then either archived to disc and/or deleted off your internal hard drive.
Good Luck!

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