Hello, How do I make more space available on my startup disk by deleting files on my Mac Book Air?.

Hello,
How do I make more space available on my startup disk by deleting files. Thanks, Teresa
Mac Book Air OSX 10.8.5

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HT201364 how do i make more space available for mavericks update?

how do i make more space avaialble for mavericks update

One place to check is the hidden Library folder under your user account. From the Finder Menu click Go > Go To Folder > Enter: ~/Library/
IF YOU ARE UNSURE DO NOT DELETE SOMETHING
You may be able to find refrences to old applications that you have uninstalled. There is another folder inside that one called Application Support (~/Library/Application Support/). Same idea goes here, old software folders can be safely blown away. Don't forget to empty the Trash!
Bonus Points?
You can use the same technique on the /Library folder aswell!
Happy Deleting!

How do I make more space on my start up disk

I am getting a message that says my start up disk is almost full and to make space on it? I don't know what that means or how to do it.
Can someone help me - I'm not computer savvy...so break it down gently.
Thank you in advance.
Teresa

For information about the Other category in the Storage display, see this support article. If the Storage display seems to be inaccurate, try rebuilding the Spotlight index.
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.

How to make more space avilable on strt-up disk?

I've just started burning DVDs on iDVD, using movies I have produced in iMovie and then transferred, via the Media Browser. But when I come to burn the finished product I am severely limited. The 'help" article informs me "be sure you have at least twice as much free space as your project uses available on your hard disk ... eg. if your project uses 4GB, you need at least 8GB of free space on your hard disk. I checked via control-click onto my hard disk icon how much space I have. The capacity is 148GB of which only 938MB is available! Does this mean I can never burn a DVD with more than 469 MB content (i.e 50% of the total)? If so, how can I make more space available on my start-up disk?

You could free-up nearly 2 GB by deleting two "bloatware" items:
/Applications/Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive
/Applications/iWork '08 ... (the 'free trial' version)
On my system, they're 1001568 KB and 701940 KB, respectively.
If you don't use them, iWeb.app and GarageBand.app are also
very large (345344 KB and 187056 KB). If you delete them, you
can always restore them later from the install DVDs.
Looby

HT201364 You need 4.93 GB of available space. I cannot download OS X Mavericks. I obtain the following answer: Remove items from your startup disk to increase available space. How do I know what items I should remove in order to make more space available?

You need 4.93 GB of available space. I cannot download OS X Mavericks for I obtain the following answer: Remove items from your startup disk to increase available space. How do I know what items I should remove in order to make more space available? Thanks.

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 Mac'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.
Look through your other Mailboxes and other Mail categories to see If there is other mail you can archive and/or delete.
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!

Slow computer due to only 25 GB of storage available. BUT...most of what's on the HD is labelled as "other". What is this, and how can I make more space? THANK YOU!

SLOW MACBOOKPRO G4 === due to only 25 GB of storage available. BUT...most of what's on the HD is labelled as "other". What is this, and how can I make more space? THANK YOU!

I apologize for not knowing how or where to post the etre report, so I just copy&paste it here.
My system is slow o
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
          NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 16:57:32
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 319.21 GB (143.12 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity          (1.3.2f5)
          com.symantec.kext.pf          (4.2.1f7)
          com.symantec.kext.ips          (3.2f8)
          com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm          (11.2.2f3)
          com.symantec.kext.fw          (1.0.3f5)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.symantec.avscandaemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.symantec.deepsight-extractor.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.symantec.diskMountNotify.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.symantec.MissedTasks.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.symantec.navapd.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.symantec.navapdaemonsl.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.symantec.Sched501-1.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.symantec.sharedsettings.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.symantec.symdaemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.symantec.symSchedDaemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [System] com.conduit.loader.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.mga.updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.symantec.uiagent.application.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
User Login Items:
          Garmin Lifetime Map Updater
          Steam
          iTunesHelper
          Skype
          Steam
          Mail
          GamePadCompanionLauncher
          Mac Game Store Helper
          HPEventHandler
          SymSecondaryLaunch
Internet Plug-ins:
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.38 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.38 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010 3rd-Party support link
          npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          GarminGpsControl: Version: 3.0.1.0 Release - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010 3rd-Party support link
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
          BrowserPlus_2.9.8: Version: 2.9.8 3rd-Party support link
          LogitechDeviceDetection: Version: 1.0.0.76 - SDK 10.7 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          BrowserPlus 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          GamePadCompanionPrefPanel 3rd-Party support link
          Norton\nQuickMenu 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
          None
Old Applications:
          /Applications/iWork '09
          /Users/[redacted]/Downloads
                    Mystery Case Files Dire Grove CE:          Version: 1.0.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Mystery Case Files Escape from Ravenhearst CE:          Version: 1.0.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Weird Park Broken Tune Collectors Edition:          Version: 1.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare-1:          Version: 1.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Anna-1:          Version: 1.0.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare:          Version: 1.0.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Drawn The Painted Tower:          Version: 1.0.7 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Mayan Prophecies - Ship of Spirits CE:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/MacGameStore/Demos/Mayan Prophecies Ship of Spirits CE/Mayan Prophecies - Ship of Spirits CE.app
          Garmin Lifetime Map Updater:          Version: 2.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Google Chrome:          Version: 20.0.1132.47 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          FacebookVideoCalling:          Version: 1.2.0.157 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Facebook/video/1.2.0.158/FacebookVideoCalling.app
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               8%          WindowServer
               2%          HP Utility
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          NortonAutoProtect
               0%          mds
Top Processes by Memory:
          315 MB          SymAVScanDaemon
          111 MB          DashboardClient
          102 MB          WindowServer
          94 MB          mds_stores
          90 MB          Mail
Virtual Memory Information:
          36 MB          Free RAM
          1.23 GB          Active RAM
          1.18 GB          Inactive RAM
          758 MB          Wired RAM
          1.27 GB          Page-ins
          21 MB          Page-outs
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How do i make more space on my startup disk

how do i make more space on my startup disk

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How do I create more space on Time Machine backup disk?

How do I create more space on Time Machine backup disk?

since time machine in Snow Leopard stops backing up when there's no more space on the disk,
That is has not been my experience, and does not appear to be agree with this Time Machine documentation:
Backup drive fills up
As your backup drive begins to fill up to its capacity, Time Machine intelligently deletes the oldest backups to make room for newer ones (and will alert you if the "Notify after old backups are deleted" option is selected in Time Machine preferences).
from : Mac 101: Time Machine

How can I delete files from My Mac Book Pro safely to create more space?

Hi,
I need to delete files from my Mac Book Pro and I am not sure how to do it safely without affecting my computers drivers or operations.
In my Finder - All Files Section there are certain files in the Preview, marked as "PNG Image", Window Image, GIF image, XLM. when I look at them they seem scripted or sections of an image. How do I know which files are safe to remove
I seem to find a lot of duplicated files - is there a way of stopping this from happening?
Thanks from a little frustrated Mac Book user.

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Transfer them to an external disk formatted in "MS-DOS (FAT)" with Disk Utility > http://pondini.org/OSX/DU1.html
If you have the pictures in iPhoto, choose them with the Command key, go to File menu (on the menu bar) > Export, and copy them to the external disk. Then, connect your external disk to the PC and move them.
If you have the pictures in Finder, steps are the same, but in this case, you will have to drag the pictures you chose to the external disk that you can find in the Finder sidebar, under "Devices"

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I am trying to delete files to open up more start-up disk space, but I'm actually not sure how? I feel stupid..it's just that I truly don't know how to make more space or delete files. How do you empty your trash can?

To empty the trash, in the Finder click on the word finder and you'll see "Empty trash" three items from the top along with keyboard shortcuts to do it as well.
It's OK to drag files to the trash, but I think for applications you need to look at something like App-delete. http://www.reggieashworth.com/moreinfo
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What items do you delete from backup on time machine to make more space available

What items do you delete from back up on time machine to make more space?

There's no need to do that unless Time Machine has reported a Disk Full alert. In this case you can:
1. Delete older entries using the Time Machine application to free up sufficient space.
2. Get a new and larger Time Machine backup drive to replace the old one.
3. Erase the backup drive and start over.

Msg states: "your Mac os x startup disk has no more space available for application memory...Removing files from startup disk may help." yet, I have 299.11GB of 319.73GB available. Why is msg received?

The full message reads as, "
Force Quit Applications
Your Mac OS X startup disk has no more space available for application memory.
To avoid problems with your computer, quit any applications you are not using. Closing windows and removing files from your startup disk will also help."
Currently I have:
Capacity: 319.73GB ; Available: 299.11GB ; Used: 20.62GB
Why am I receiving this message and being forced to force quit items? Both times the message has been received, Safari was open (frozen) while checking yahoo! mail.
I received my MacBook Pro as a gift less than a month ago and I have only saved 20 pictures within iPhoto and installed Skype and Vuze...no other modifications from default have been made.
Any idea?

The full message reads as, "
Force Quit Applications
Your Mac OS X startup disk has no more space available for application memory.
To avoid problems with your computer, quit any applications you are not using. Closing windows and removing files from your startup disk will also help."
Currently I have:
Capacity: 319.73GB ; Available: 299.11GB ; Used: 20.62GB
Why am I receiving this message and being forced to force quit items? Both times the message has been received, Safari was open (frozen) while checking yahoo! mail.
I received my MacBook Pro as a gift less than a month ago and I have only saved 20 pictures within iPhoto and installed Skype and Vuze...no other modifications from default have been made.
Any idea?

How can i recover deleted files from my mac book

how can i recover deleted files from my mac book

Check out software like Data Rescue 3 (and you need an external drive to recover to)

Need to learn how I can re size a big pdf file in a Mac Book air

Need to learn how resize pdf file in a Mac Book Air

Oh, it's certainly possible, I just don't recommend you do it.
If you really want to do it, go to Tools - Pages - Split Document and proceed from there.

HT1461 How can you make more 'Ram' available using bootcamp, on the windows side of things??

Hey, i recently bought an iMac 20.5' (i5) and it came with 4gb Ram
I am a music producer but the program i use is windows based, so i got bootcamp, all that works fine
but ive been working on a new song for a while now and the prgoram has an 'indicator' showing how much CPU usage % and ram is being used.
it is now at 1956mb! which should efffect because i have 4gb! right!??.. no it says (in windows sytem) 2.3gb (available)....
So i went out and bought an extra 4gb, followed the instructions and Ram went int easy!!. I log onto Mac and yep 8 GB Of RAM!!
so then i log into windows (through bootcamp ofcourse) and still 2.3 gb available....
anyone know if i can make more avaible?? or do i have to reinstall windows through bootcamp???
Thankyou
P.S. 32 but windows 7 is what i use

Windows installed using Boot Camp uses all your comptrer's resources.
Windows 7 32 bit can only use about 3 GB of RAM. The limitation is that 32 bits can not address more than this. If you want to address and use more RAM then you need Windows 64 bit.

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