How do I delete items from my start up disk so I can download yosemite

How do I delete items from my start up disk to create enough space to download Yosemite?

You need at least 6 GBs to download the file and another 6 GBs to install it. Plus, you need at least 12 GBs free space on your hard drive.
Freeing Up Space on The Hard Drive
1. See Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks' Storage Display.
2. You can remove data from your Home folder except for the /Home/Library/ folder.
3. Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.
4. Also see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.
5. See Where did my Disk Space go?.
6. See The Storage Display.
You must Empty the Trash in order to recover the space they occupied on the hard drive.
You should consider replacing the drive with a larger one. Check out OWC for drives, tutorials, and toolkits.
Try using OmniDiskSweeper 1.8 or GrandPerspective to search your drive for large files and where they are located.

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How do I delete items from my start up disk?

Can't download updates because there are too many things on my start up disk. Where do I find my start up disk and how can I delete unwanted items w/o losing my important ones? Any morsel of help would be greatly appreciated!!!

You sound like a newbie Diane, so I'll answer from that assumption (no slight intended):
Best idea #1: Get a bigger harddrive. Problem solved. Unless, of course, a person doesn't "clean house" so to speak every once in a while so that the garbage builds up on their HDD until it is once again unnecessarily clogged with unknown 'stuff.'
Tips to get space back:
First, your "/Library/Printers" directory is probably 90%+ filled with hundreds & hundreds of megabytes of printer files that you will never, ever use. If you were to completely empty that folder, & then plug in a brand-new printer, eventually software update will pop up a message for you to download drivers for it, so there's really no need for multiple manufacturers' PPDs to be kept in the Printer folder. You're going to be surprised how much space you'll regain from dumping all the printer files you don't need. HUGE amount.
Also, dump old emails, especially ones with big attachments. You can do a sorting of your Inbox so that all the emails with attachments will show up at the top of the list. And if you have sent a Reply to a msg that's got a picture in it, & you didn't disable sending that attached picture in your Reply, then you will then have 2 copies of the same msg & attached picture: In the Inbox, & in the Sent box. Wasted space.....
Download & run Monolingual: http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/
This great little free util will do these things over about 10 minutes time:
1. Remove all things written in languages that is not your chosen language from inside applications on your HDD (instructions, readme's, etc);
2. Removes all languages but your chosen language from the Input Menu (Chinese, Korean, etc, if you're not of that ethnicity & read that language).
3. For the benefit of Intel machines, removes all PowerPC code from Universal Binary apps.
Also, get rid of applications you don't think you'll use in the next 6 months or so, & also pictures & videos taken with digital cameras that you don't *really* want to keep. All those things are big spacetakers.
From all these steps, you should see the recovery of 4 maybe 5 gigs of space.
One other idea: Get online & get yourself one of those 16 or 32GB flash drive & move stuff onto it. Those sizes of flash drives are at a very low price now.
Those tips are some good starter things you can do, for the time being, until you go get yourself a bigger HDD, Diane.
And by the way, with the exception of running Monolingual (it's automatic -- just select your language, deselect the rest, click its GO button, & come back in 10 minutes), REMEMBER THIS:
IF IN DOUBT, (AND I MEAN REAL WARRANTED DOUBT; I.E., BASED ON AT LEAST *SOME* KNOWLEDGE), NEVER FORGET THAT WHILE YOU'RE DELETING THINGS, YOU CAN ALWAYS CLICK ON THE CANCEL OR QUIT BUTTONS, OR TAP THE ESC KEY, ETC TO BAIL ON SOME DELETION PROCEDURE. COMMAND + PERIOD (.) WILL STOP MOST OPERATIONS DEAD IN THEIR TRACKS, TOO.
BETTER SAFE THAN "SORRY!."
Rock on!.......
KK

HT201364 how do i remove items from my start up disk

how do i remove items from my start up disk?

open finder >
Go > Comptuer > Mac HD > Library > StartUpItems > removed stuff from here
not everything on startup is in here though
System Preference > USer and Groups > Login items > removed stuff from here
Also
when you go tto shut down or restart you may see this message :
if thast box is checked then its going to open pervisous programs thast where opene pervious to the shutdown or restart.
In some instance some thridparty software may also haev built in preference to start up on start up so you may whats to check 3rdparty software setting in case.

HT5920 how do i delete files from my start up disk

how do i delete files from start up disk

If you do not need the files any longer, you can Drag them to the "Trash", then "Finder -> Empty Trash". Once you empty the trash you cannot get them back.
Or are you talking about something else. If so, then please provide more details.

I am trying to update my macbook air to OS X Mavericks but it says I need to delete items from my start up disk. How do I do this?

How do i clear up my start up disk??

it means you need to either delete things from your hard drive you no longer need, or move large files/things you dont want to delete to an external hard drive.

How do I delete files from the start up disk?

I keep getting the messsage that my start up disk is full and I shoudl delte files, which I have tried to do, by putting stuff inthe trash and emptying it, but that does not seem to be enough and I keep getting the message. ireally don't ahve much stored on my computer except for a lot of photos. Could the photos be the problem?

Empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. If you use iPhoto, empty its internal Trash first:
iPhoto ▹ Empty Trash
Then reboot. 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 your 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.
If you're using Time Machine to back up a portable Mac, some of the free space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of files you've recently deleted. 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.
To locate large files, you can use Spotlight. That method may not find large folders that contain a lot of small files.
You can more effectively use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) to explore your 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.
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 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.
Install ODS in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it if it's running.
Triple-click the line of text below on this page to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper
Launch the 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 (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 not to screw up. 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. It may take some minutes for ODS to list all the files.
I don't recommend that you make a habit of doing this. Don't delete anything while running ODS 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 ODS, quit it and also quit Terminal.

HT201364 How do I remove items from my start up disk to allow for the upgrade?

I am being alerted to upgrading to Maverick, yet can't because my start up disk is full. I have a new Air and plugged in my SlimDrive to access old documents and photos. Ever since that, I get "full" messages and now can't upgrade. Thoughts?

After backing up:
Empty the Trash,
If you use iPhoto, there is a trash in that program.
Delete the Trash in Mail.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/24625219#24625219

How do I delete files from my start up disk?

I keep getting a message that my start up disk is full. I deleted a bunch of pictures, but it did not free the space on the hard drive.

download OmniDiskSweeper.

How do i remove items from my start up disk?

I'm having troubles downloading anything as it says my start up disk is full and i should remove files. Does anyone know how I go about doing that please?

Freeing Up Disc Space > what-to-do-when-your-hard-drive-is-full.html

How do i delete items from sart up disk

How do I delete items from the start up disk

Drag them to the trashcan on the Dock and then empty the trash (look under the Finder menu). But I think your question may have another question behind it....

How do I delete items from start up disk?

My start up disk is almost full. How do I delete items from it?

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 do you remove items from the start up disc

How do you remove items from the start up disc?

Freeing Up Space on The Hard Drive
You can remove data from your Home folder except for the /Home/Library/ folder.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.
Also see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.

How do you delete items from the reading list?

How do you delete items from the reading list?

I'm trying to mark your reply as "solved my problem", but I can't see where to mark it. I tried to mark it in the email that came to me with your answer, but it went to a screen that said NOT FOUND. Help?

How do i delete items from the reading list

how di i delete items from the reading list

Swipe your finger across the item in the list and a delete button will pop up.

In microsoft office word, how do I delete items from the recent documents tableau? I have options for new, open, save, save as, etc. but no option to delete.

In microsoft office word, how do I delete items from the recent documents tableau? I have options for new, open, save, saveas, etc. but no option to delete. Thank you.

Hello.
I have no idea and you should contact Microsoft for support. This is Firefox's support forum.
Thank you for your understanding.

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