I have a Mac book pro that is giving me the note that it is full.... Trying to back it up...... It's freezing
I have a Mac book pro that is giving me the note that it is full.... Trying to back it up...... It's freezing
How full is it? Go to
> About This Mac > More Info… > Storage
Report the free space and the total size of the storage: xxx GB out of xxx GB.
Recovering Disk Space
If you have less than 10 GB you definitely need to delete or offload some files or purchase a lager disk or SSD (see below). You may want to maintain at least 20 GB of free space so when your disk starts filling again it will have some room before it hits that 10 GB mark again. More headroom is better. If you let the space fall much below 9 GB you might not be able to boot your machine.
Initial easy steps to gain disk space:
- Delete all files in the Downloads folder.
Empty the Trash.
- Start iPhoto.
Empty its trash.
Restart.
- Restart in Safe Mode:
Restart the computer.
As soon as you hear the chime press and hold the right shift key.
Be patient. Hold it down until you see the Apple icon.
Empty the trash.
Restart in normal mode.
- Delete "Recovered Messages", if any.
Hold the option key down and click "Go" menu in the Finder menu bar.
Select "Library" from the drop down menu.
Library > Mail > V2 > Mailboxes
Delete "Recovered Messages", if any.
- Empty the Trash.
- Restart.
- Re-index your system disk (Macintosh HD):
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409
Additional reference on freeing disk space:
http://pondini.org/OSX/DiskSpace.html
How much disk space is available now?
Normally you should backup before proceeding to delete other files but at this point it may not be possible. Having taken the steps above will the backup compete now? If not, stop, post back, for emergency data protection procedures and/or how to free more disk space.
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