Full start up disk... problem with disk partition.

Hi,
Ive got an original blueberry ibook which an ex, who considered himself some sort of high flying computer buff, decided to fiddle with... In his vast wisdom he deemed that my ibook would run better if he partitioned the start-up disk. The result being a slow running laptop, constant warnings that my start-up disk is full, a keyboard that doesnt function properly, hence missing characters and being unable to use the delete key.
The message that comes up warning about the start-up disk being full says that I need to delete stuff to make room so that it can run properly. Ive tried going into the disk utility thing but it wont allow me to restore the disk back to its original state. I dont know a huge amount about computers but I have tried deleting all programs I dont use and having a good clear out but it hasnt made an ounce of difference.
Does anyone have any idea how to get around this problem? All suggestions appreciated.

Hi dancingdryad
The first thing to check is, have you emptied the trash.
Deleting Applications (programs) should not be necessary, rather the space is more likely being taken up by too many of your documents.
The space has been filled up by your own files, generally called documents, but also includes, videos you have downloaded, photos, music. These are files that you have either created or downloaded and these are the things to move.
So look in your Documents folder, in the iTunes and iPhoto applications, for excess photos and music that you can move onto an external drive, or burn to a CD.
And after trashing something, do empty the trash.
If you have a Previous System Folder on the hard drive, you can trash that as well.
Extra tips from Dr Smokes can be read here:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/freeingspace.html
happy house cleaning.
regards roam

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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/app_ntwk_services/waas/waas/v431/configuration/guide/maint.html#wp1173532
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Regards,
Mike Korenbaum
Cisco Data Center PDI Help Desk
http://www.cisco.com/go/pdihelpdesk

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I saw other threads suggesting that the problem may be with the latest iTunes update (recommending moving the iTunes application folder to the desktop and rerunning Disk Utility), but it seems specific to 10.3. Could this be an issue with 10.2.8 as well. If I can successfully complete repairs to permissions (with the above workaround), can I proceed with the 10.4 upgrade, and if so, what should I do with the iTunes application folder (keep it on the desktop, or move it back)?
Thanks

Cornelius ... thanks for the follow-up. I went ahead and tried both methods, although I should note that I didn't show the iTunes.pkg or iTunesPhoneDrive.pkg files in the Library>Receipts folder as described in the two approaches. I had no luck at all with Kappy's solution (I moved the one file I did have -- iTunesX.pkg -- and Disk Utility stalled as before). I moved iTunes.pkg back to its original folder, and tried the first method you described. I moved the iTunes app to my desktop, and I was able to successfully repair permissions. I trashed two files (iTunes3.pkg and iTunes4.pkg) and left the iTunesX.pkg file as instructed (again, I don't show the iTunesPhoneDriver.pkg file at all). I reran Disk Utility with the same faulty result.
I suspect it may have something to do with the missing files. Any thoughts on that?
Thanks again.
Max:
Sorry I misunderstood you. Actually you don't move
your iTunes folder at all. Here are a couple of
procedures. Since I have not had to use it I can't
vouch for either, but I have heard both have worked
for others.Just to catalogue the
solutions listed above
Here's what I did, and it worked fine.
1) Move iTunes onto the Desktop.
2) Run Disk Utility
3) Go to HD>Library>Receipts and trash all iTunes
.pkg files EXCEPT for iTunesX.pkg and
iTunesPhoneDriver.pkg
4) empty Trash.
5) move iTune from Desktop back to 'Applications'.
Hey presto. you should now be able to repair
permissions again.
HTH
Kappy’s solution
1. Navigate to the /Library/Receipts/ folder.
2. Locate the iTunes.pkg and iTunesX.pkg files and
move them to the Desktop.
3. Run Disk Utility and repair permissions.
4. Move the .pkg files back into the
/Library/Receipts/ folder.Note that you
are not moving the iTunes folder, but the .pkg files
from the Receipts folder. In the first method you
Trash some of them, in the second you move them back.
But you don't touch the iTunes application as such.
Good luck.
cornelius
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When I looked at the ITunes discussion section, people had two ideas for other people who had the same problem:
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(2) Go to Disk Utility and repair the disk.
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amandel
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I've had the problem you describe before (at least vis-a-vis DU). In principle DU's "Repair Disk" function would fix it, but of course if the disk's don't mount in DU then you can't fix them:)
Therefore fsck is a good solution, or trying DU from the Installer Disk (don't start to install, just let the first installer window appear, go to the menu and choose "Open Disk Utility") and repairing. Then reboot and repair permissions, preferably with DU running from your hard drive.
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