HT201210 my start up disk is full what can i get rid of i have no movies or videos ?

my start up disk is full what can i get rid of i have no movies or videos ?

Download and install OmniDiskSweeper. It will tell you the names of the folders and files taking the most disk space.
If you are not absolutely sure about something please ask here before deleting it.
Allan

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    mac keeps showing me that my start up disk is full. what can other be???

    Where  did  my  Disk  Space  go?
    Slimming your hard drive
    OmniDiskSweeper is a free utility that checks HD space.
    FreeSpace cost $1 or is a free utility that checks HD space.
    SpaceControl is a free utility that checks HD space.

  • Start up disk is full, what can I delete?

    I have a new MacBook Air, had a MacBook Pro and had all of my apps and saved files transfered to my Air. Now when I try to open ANY doc it says start up daisk if full and for mr to delete some items first. I just dont know what to delete, I have deleted all of my personal content like pics and such. Is there anything else I can delete to make more room? Please Help......thks 

    remove a few things to another external drive or flash drive - enough to load a couple of apps which are definate space-savers. I use an SD card since I've got a 13"...works great for storing stuff off of the mac where needed.
    Find monolingual.   This removes any/all of the built-in languages which come with the OS and applications.  I ran it on mine (just had rebuilt it), saved over a Gig of space in just doing that alone.  Once you've run it you can uninstall it to save even more space.  It's free.
    There's also another app called xslimmer.  it goes through your apps (you tell it what to run against), and removes files which weren't meant for your specific system - again, saves a lot of space.
    Cheers

  • Start up disk almost full - what can I delete?

    I keep getting this error msg - startup disk is almost full delete files and I am sure there are useless files on here somewhere...
    I have no idea what to delete - where to look for those useless files - help... anyone?   Thanks mucho!

    In addition to the XLab's advice (which is always very good advice) what I would recommend doing is moving your media (music, photographs and music) onto an external HD. Media tends to take the most space and offloading them from the internal HD is easy and a wise thing to to. Here some Apple Article about how to do so, I think you will agree it's a pretty easy solution.
    iPhoto: How to move the Library to EHD
    iTunes: library on EHD
    Roger

  • HT3680 Hi,A message on my computer keeps coming saying my startup disk is full.what can I do to solve this problem??

    Hi,A message on my computer keeps coming saying my startup disk is full.what can I do to solve this problem??

    You need a minimum of 5GB free space, and typically you need about 15% free space.
    Your Mac needs adequate hard drive space to operate normally. A low amount of RAM requires more drive space for Virtual Memory’s swap files. Problems from insufficient RAM and free hard disk space are discussed in this link http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/lackofram.html
    Look at these links.
    Where did my disk space go?
    http://www.macfixitforums.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=Forum38&Number=770243
    Download & use *WhatSize* described in this link or Disk Inventory X @ http://www.derlien.com/
    Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk
    http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/freeingspace.html
    Amazing Disappearing Drive Space
    http://www.pinkmutant.com/articles/TigerMisc.html
    Increase HD Free Space by using Monolingual @ http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/
    How to free up my disk space
    http://www.macmaps.com/diskfull.html
    Where Did My Disk Space Go?
    http://www.macfixitforums.com/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/770243/site_id/ 1
     Cheers, Tom

  • I changed the date on my mac to 1995 now date and time or start up disks wont open what can i do?

    i changed the date on my mac to 1995 now date and time or start up disks wont open what can i do?

    Many system actions will misbehave, given an inaccurate date. If you cannot open System Preferences you can reset your system date and time using Terminal.
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    sudo date mmddhhnnyyyy
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    dd = date
    hh = hour (24 hour format)
    nn = minutes past the hour
    yyyy = year
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  • What can I get rid of?

    First, my mom says I should not end a sentence in a preposition? "What can I get rid of?"
    Anyway: On my G4, with Tiger, I need to make lots of room on the HD (80 gig). In the old classic days we'd trash stuff left and right.
    Is there a program, or good web link, or help to ....
    1. Make sure my OS is using only things I need. Is there a way to archive and reinstall, to only use what I really need?? And not the full version?
    2. Get rid of applications (in the right way) that I don't need. Do I simply trash the application folders that of things I don't use?
    Bottom line: I need more HD space. Could use some general help here.
    Many thanks.
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    DadOfSixJon wrote:
    First, my mom says I should not end a sentence in a preposition? "What can I get rid of?"
    Anyway: On my G4, with Tiger, I need to make lots of room on the HD (80 gig). In the old classic days we'd trash stuff left and right.
    Is there a program, or good web link, or help to ....
    1. Make sure my OS is using only things I need. Is there a way to archive and reinstall, to only use what I really need?? And not the full version?
    2. Get rid of applications (in the right way) that I don't need. Do I simply trash the application folders that of things I don't use?
    Bottom line: I need more HD space. Could use some general help here.
    Many thanks.
    JON
    I would add that today, HDs are very inexpensive and if you are going to reinstall or install, it is much simpler to get a very large HD and not spend a lot of time uninstalling and/or attempting to install only certain items in order to save a few GBs.
    Also some "excess baggage" uninstallers can mess the system up quite badly, requiring a reinstall.

  • What can I get rid off to clear the most space on my iPhone 4?

    What can I get rid off to clear the most space on my iPhone 4?

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  • Start up disk is full - what now?

    Getting message that my start up disk is full-yikes- and that I need to delete files. I deleted all of my downloads. Seemed like a lot, but the message came back. What else can I purge that will actually make a difference??
    My computer is clearly on its last leg - fully backed up though - but I'd like to hang on for a bit longer while I figure out what to purchase next!

    Hope this helps.
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        http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10677
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       http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4878
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       http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409

  • TS1541 I get an error message that my start up disk is full what do I need to do?

    I'm getting an error message that my start up disk is full and I need to delete some files  how do I do this, and is this my hard drive ? 

    It sounds so elementary, but don't forget to empty trash.  Only then does the space become allocated for new data.
    Ciao.

  • HT1492 Start-up disk is full and can't go past the blue screen; can't delete read-only files on single-user mode. Please help.

    I have had my Mac mini for about 6 years and I guess it had enough of me (haha), so the start-up disk got full and it shut down before I could empty files on my drive. Unfortunately, all these years I hadn't backed up anything and now I can't access anything since it won't boot past the apple logo (and the blue screen for that matter). I have tried rebooting (holding shift as the mac mini loads), but that didn't help since the start-up disk will still be full and stuck on the blue screen. I am now trying the single-user mode (holding command key+s), and I tried to delete files in the trash bin but all of the files are read-only and access is denied! so I basically can't delete anything on the mac mini (it says "Root device is mounted read-only"). So the key here is to change the permissions but I don't know how to exactly do that. Can someone help me figure this out? (and type the command in the unix language please!!) [ Note: We have two users on this mac mini if that helps.]

    Run the following command:
    mount -uw /
    This isn't a permissions issue.
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  • Start up disk memory full but can I replace my memory with 1GB disk?

    My start up disk memory is full. I have delete a majority of cluttered mess I do not need but I know that I will fill it up fairly soon. I have an external hard drive but how do I put some of my files onto that? If I put it on the hard-drive will I only be able to access it with the hard-drive plugged in?
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    I have an HP laptop and my D: Recovery disc is full. Is there anything I can get rid of?

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  • Updating from trial to Full version, can't get rid of Trial Overlay on the Video.

    Hey guys,
    I just bought the Premier Elements 11 full version and installed it. I had made a video on the trial, and was hoping that when I opened that in the full version, the overlay that says "Created with Adobe Premiere Elements" that hangs out there for the whole video would disappear. Is that not the case?? Is there anything I can do to the file what will get rid of that...or do I simply have to re-make my video??
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  • Startup Disk Almost Full, what can i do??

    When I'm adding things to my iTunes, or even just start up my laptop, i keep getting a message that says my startup disk is almost full and i need to delete stuff off of it. Where is the startup disk that i can look at a list of files so i can delete them or is there something else i can do like buy an external hard drive? Or do i just need to update my macbook software?

    It's almost certainly your stuff (music, video, etc) that's filling up the disk.
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