I am getting a "Start up disk space is low" but...

but I goto the HD finder page add up all the GB I am using and it only comes to only 139.01GB being used out of 500GB.. any clues?
I went to the "About this Mac" "More Info" I am not seeing what you are asking for I see the tabs for "Hardware" "Network" "Software"

What do you see when you click About this Mac
Then more Info and the tab labeled Storage.
Give us the numbers for
Audio
Movies
Photos
Appa
Backups
Other
Also include the number proceeding free out of
Allan

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Start up disk space full error

Hi,
I keep getting the Start-up Disk space full error.
I already did the following-
1. Back up my imprtant data.
2. Disk-Utility- Verify disk etc etc
3. Check other online forums and try to empty sace.
4. I deleted about 60-70GB worth of files from my macbook, but it still says only 1.89GB available.
5. I have emptied by Trash at least 10 times, but all files in it are still intact.
Please help.
I think my files are not getting deleted or something.
I am far away from a applestore and fear that my hard-drive will crash or something.
Thanks!

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Upon start up I get a start up disk full message and to delete files, now I only get a a blue screen on start up. How to I get past the blue screen and how do I delete files?

Upon start up I get a "start up disk full message, delete files". Now on startup I only get a blue screen. How do I get past the blue screen and how do I delete files.

That;s really not enough free space... you can use a tools such as OmniDiskSweeper to find out where your large files reside and begin pruning (or copying to an external if they're files that you want to keep).
One thing is certain - if you're going to continue your current usage you're certainly going to need to install a larger boot drive.
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I have a new iBook G4 MAC with a 512 MB built-in HD, 1.42 GHz... I only have about 4,000 songs in my iTunes, and I keep getting a message that comes up saying that I do not have enough start up disk space available to put any more of my cds onto my computer... The message says that I must empty my trash and delete any files that I do not need in order to have more free space on my start up disk. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? This is a new computer, and I by NO means have anywhere NEAR the amount of files that I KNOW this computer can hold for me. How do I use a different start up disk, or free up my hard drive?
This is just confusing to me because if my ipod has a 10,000 song-storage capacity, and my computer cannot even store that many songs... I don't know-- that seems a BIT contradictory to me.
If you have any answers for me, please help...
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Hello,
I have exactly the same problem. I have an old G3 ibook but I only have 600 songs on my ipod and I get the same message. I've removed virtually all my old documents and old applications and emptied my trash but nothing seems to work. Alternatively, is it possible to keep adding stuff to ipod and removing stuff off itunes or do the both need to always sync. I'm fairly new to macs so I'm not sure exactly how you find out how much disk space you have left but I can't imagine that I've filled up my drive as I have almost nothing on there!
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Why do I get a start-up disk full error message? I have 800 GB and have used approx. 249.

why do I get a start-up disk full error message? I have 800 GB and have used approx. 249.

Here's the appropriate answer:
Last login: Fri May 23 13:19:44 on console
[la-mes883094mn:~] joannhackett% diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         250.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           *249.7 GB   disk1
[la-mes883094mn:~] joannhackett% diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 098533C8-3936-4FB1-BCB8-2FE94E6E0500
    =========================================================
    Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Online
    Size:         250006216704 B (250.0 GB)
    Free Space:   16777216 B (16.8 MB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume 9518DA81-D7D6-4D76-8B4D-1F235D8AEA3A
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk0s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     250006216704 B (250.0 GB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family C1A37CDE-6624-4094-A29A-2BB706380979
        Encryption Status:       Unlocked
        Encryption Type:         AES-XTS
        Conversion Status:       Complete
        Conversion Direction:    -none-
        Has Encrypted Extents:   Yes
        Fully Secure:            Yes
        Passphrase Required:     Yes
        |
        +-> Logical Volume 7175D310-4566-455D-9C50-1BD4CCF257CE
            Disk:                  disk1
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          249670668288 B (249.7 GB)
            Conversion Progress:   -none-
            Revertible:            Yes (unlock and decryption required)
            LV Name:               Macintosh HD
            Volume Name:           Macintosh HD
            Content Hint:          Apple_HFS
[la-mes883094mn:~] joannhackett% mount
/dev/disk1 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)
map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
map -fstab on /Network/Servers (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
localhost:/4OM-aHuM-mGML9PliXARLB on /Volumes/MobileBackups (mtmfs, nosuid, read-only, nobrowse)
[la-mes883094mn:~] joannhackett% df -m /
Filesystem 1M-blocks   Used Available Capacity iused   ifree %iused Mounted on
/dev/disk1    238104 227599     10255    96% 58329357 2625394   96%   /
[la-mes883094mn:~] joannhackett%
As for the 251 disk, what is this? I assume it's the wrong kind of memory? Thanks, Jo Ann

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