Hi. I installed Mavericks and my HD is being filled fast by itself. any thoughts?
I suddenly keep getting warning that my HD is running out of space. I should have at least a third of the HD free...
Any idea what's happening? It never did it before.
Also I keep repairing the permission and they have many errors...
Thanks.
macjack wrote:
Yes, I was looking for what Eric posted but it seems from your screenshot that you've got plenty of available disk space. It's best practice to disconnect any external drives or peripherals while installing.
How is it running after the reinstall?
So far so good! Thanks for your help. Even though I MAY have solved it myself, I really appreciate it!!
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