Hard Disk space after OS upgrade

I just installed OS 10.4 (and the compilation update to 10.4.10) over Panther 10.3.9 on my 12" PB G4. There were about 14 GB of open space on the hard drive before install and it appeared to need 2-3 GB for the new software. After installation, my hard drive is showing only 2.99 GB available. What happened?

Photographer:
If you do not have an up-to-date backup of your entire HDD or at least your Users Folder, that is the first order of business. Your HDD is exceedingly full and is at risk of a crash, or at least of corrupted directories and possible loss of some data. You must have a minimum of 5 GB as free or available space.
I just installed OS 10.4 (and the compilation update to 10.4.10) over Panther 10.3.9
I am not sure what installing over Panther means. Can you tell me which of these installation options you used? If you used Archive and Install, you will have a folder named "Previous System Folder", which contains your settings Preferences among other things, and all your data will still be there. If you have such a folder, check through it, and if you don't need anything there, just delete it.
The article Where Did My Disk Space Go? offers other suggestions. You can download and run What Size, which will scan your disk and sort by size. Look through contents for an unusually large file.
Please post back with an update or with further questions or comments.
Cheers.
cornelius

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