How do i make more space on my startup disk

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How do I get more space on my startup disk

How do I get more space on my startup disk?

Freeing Up Space on The Hard Drive
1. See Lion's 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.

How to make more space on my startup disk

I keep getting messages that I don't have enought space on my startup disk, I was wondering if I can download
a program so see how I can clean it up, or see which files are using most of my disk to delete them or
to put them in an external hard drive!

see here: http://guides.macrumors.com/Freeing_Up_Hard_Disk_Space. Also, you can download omnidiscsweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidisksweeper/. You can also download disk doctor from the app store.

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!

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

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
Thank-You

HT1338 How do I make more room on my startup disc? I keep getting a warning that it is full.

How do I make more room on my startup disc? I keep getting a warning that it's full.

Bernie007 wrote:
How do I make more room on my startup disc? I keep getting a warning that it's full.
Try downloading omnidiscsweeper
http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidisksweeper/
and check to see that are no large folders of files that you do not know about on your computer. Normally it will be Pics, Music or Movies.
If everyfile is required then you may well have to physically back a lot of it up to an external drive. You need a minimum of 15% free disc space to operate at a reasonable rate.
Pete

I got my first macbook air about a year ago. awhile ago i started getting these notifications saying "your startup disk is almost full" or "your startup disk is full". i was wondering how to get more space on my startup disk, if that is possible?

i got my first macbook air about a year ago. awhile ago i started getting these notifications saying "your startup disk is almost full" or "your startup disk is full". i was wondering how to get more space on my startup disk, if that is possible?

Freeing Up Space on The Hard Drive
1. See Lion's 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.

How do you make more space off of your hard drive?

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
Mrs H

How do I create more space on my hard disk?

What's the best way to clean out my harddrive to create more room. How do I know what caches I can get rid of what I need to keep. Is there a good program to improve performance and clean out to make more space. Please advise. I have never "cleaned" my macbook and I know it needs it.

While deleting caches is normally safe, see Myth #4.
Note that your Library folder contains all of you Mail and attachments. If you've got a lot of email with large attachments, you can really fill up the Library folder.
Your user installed Fonts and Log files are also in there. If you have a program that is constantly writing log entries without cleaning it up, it could create a large file after a short time.
The Cache folder on my system is 1.22 GB with the total Library of 2 GB.
Everything else in there shouldn't be taking up much space.

How do I make more room on my startup disc?

how do I make more room/delete things on my start-up disc?

Hi Barry ...
OSX Tips Where did my Disk Space go?
Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk
Freeing Up Hard Disk Space - Mac GuidesFreeing Up Hard Disk Space - Mac Guides

What files can i delete to make more room on my startup disk

what files can i delete to make more room on my startup disk

Maybe some help here
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3680
Also delete your cookies and other web data, as it can build up and you don't really need that stuff.
Try going to to Go in the finder menu, Go to Folder, Type in ~/Library/ click Go and look around and see what you don't need and highlight and delete the junk.

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 do i make more space on my ipad

how can i create more room on my ipad? is there a more efficient way than just deleting apps?

How much space is your Other using? You may be able to reduce.
How Do I Get Rid Of The “Other” Data Stored On My iPad Or iPhone?
http://tinyurl.com/85w6xwn
With an iOS device, the “Other” space in iTunes is used to store things like documents, settings, caches, and a few other important items. If you sync lots of documents to apps like GoodReader, DropCopy, or anything else that reads external files, your storage use can skyrocket. With iOS 5/6, you can see exactly which applications are taking up the most space. Just head to Settings > General > Usage, and tap the button labeled Show All Apps. The storage section will show you the app and how much storage space it is taking up. Tap on the app name to get a description of the additional storage space being used by the app’s documents and data. You can remove the storage-hogging application and all of its data directly from this screen, or manually remove the data by opening the app. Some applications, especially those designed by Apple, will allow you to remove stored data by swiping from left to right on the item to reveal a Delete button.
 Cheers, Tom

HT201364 How can i free up space on my startup disk to install OS X Mavericks?

How can i free up space on my start up disk to install the OS X Mavericks software?

For information about the Other category in the Storage display, see this support article.
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. Do the same in other applications, such as Aperture, that have an internal Trash feature.
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.
See this support article for some simple ways to free up storage space.
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.
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 ODS in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it if it's running.
Triple-click anywhere in the 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
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 (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 with the largest at the top. It may take a few minutes for ODS to finish scanning your 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.

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