Hard drive is full no matter how much data I delete plus can not paste any file
Help!!!!
I tried to replace bigger memory sticks to my old macbook pro which only has 2G memory today. After I put on the new memory sticks and tured my macbook pro on, the system seems to be working perfectly ok, but some very very weird problems came:
1, Not all application could be opened. All macbook's own application can be opened, but not the ones I installed later on.
2, Before the problems came, I have around 6G available space on my hard drive. But right now, it always shows Zero KB available, no matter how much data I delete!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3, Data can not be pasted. If I copy some file (no matter what type of file it is), it is not possible to paste it anywhere, not another partition which is still some space left, not even my brand new external harddrive!!!!!! CMD+V doesn't work, and "paste" shows grey under "Edit". No file can be dragged anywhere else either.
4, No matter I put on my new 4Gx2 memory or the old 1Gx2, the problems above exist anyway.
My macbook pro is MB470xx/A, OS is 10.5.8. Please help me troubleshoot!
Empty the Trash, then restart the computer. Same issues, or not?
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I am running an iMac 27" with a 2 TB hard drive, which is supported by a 5 GB external RAID for backup (Time Machine and Aperture Vault).
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