In order to gain more available disk space, I would like to delete files on my start up disk.

I need more disk space in order to work on iDVD projects. I would accept all ideas. How do I delete some files on my start up disk? Thanks
Bill

Freeing Up Space on The Hard Drive
See Lion's Storage Display.
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.
I would think about installing a larger hard drive.

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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.

Can't I get my old iTunes that I have purchased downloaded from Apple? I don't have the old computer anymore. Also, is there a number to call if I think I have more than one account and would like them to consolidate my accounts?

I have two problems:
1. I no longer have my old computer and want to download the iTunes I have purchased in previous years. Aren't they all in "the cloud?"
2. I think I have more than one account and would like to get them combined. Is there a good number or email to Apple that I could get that done?
THanks!
SHawn

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer. Have you failed to do this?
You can redownload some iTunes purchases in some countries:
Download past purchases - Apple Support
As provided, you cannot merge accounts
Sorry

I have an ebook in ITunes that is showing up under Music more Genres Audiobooks, and I would like for it to go in the IBook app. I just added to my phone, is there a way to add this book to that app.?

I have an ebook in ITunes that is showing up under Music>more>Genres>Audiobooks, and I would like for it to go in the IBook app. I just added to my phone, is there a way to add this book to that app.?

Sioux7 wrote:
I have an ebook in ITunes that is showing up under Music>more>Genres>Audiobooks
Audiobooks go in Music, not ibooks. Is the book you are talking about not an audiobook but an .epub or some other format where you read text?

How do I delete files on my start up disk?

My Mac keeps telling me: "Your start up disk is almost full......you need to make space available by deleting files." How do I do that?

Janice,
If your system is like most users what is taking up the most space is media such as photos, music and movies. The best way to handle that problem is getting an external HD (EHD) and moving the libraries. Here are Apple's instructions for doing so:
iPhoto: How to move the Library to an EHD
iTunes: How to move the library to an EHD
If you just have lots of stuff in data files then get an external HD and drag the files from the internal HD to the EHD.
Here are some high quality HD's I'd recommend. DO NOT scrimp on HD's especially if you're moving valuable information like photos (your memories) and music.
OWC Mercury Elite Pro series
LaCie d2 Quadra series
G-Tech G-DRIVE series
Personally I use the LaCie's (I've got 4) but would be very happy having OWC or G-Tech on my desk too.

I complete and ordered a hardcover photo book. Now, I would like to order the same photo book as a soft cover or wire bound. IPhoto does not seem to have directions for this process.

I completed and ordered a hardcover photo book, Now I would like to order the same book but with a soft cover or wire bound cover. IPhoto doesn't seem to have a feature which just lets me change the completed book to another type of cover.

see my answer to your previous duplicate post
duplicate the book in case of issues and use the change \theme button - select the same theme and the new format - preview (in case anything has changed) and order
LN

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.

How to delete photos in order to gain more space

hi everyone,
i know how to delete photos and vidéos, but the avalaible space does not change.
is there a way to gain space?
Thank you

salientgreen is right. But my suggestion is that you'd better first transfer these data to your computer to have a backup and then delete them to free up space.
By the way, you can open Settings and navigate to General > Usage to get an idea of your storage consumption. Music, videos, and photos might be the biggest offender.

How to gain more storage (usage) space (like GBs) back my iPad?

I deleted apps off my iPad but I still see that the used GB isn't back on here..... I want to know how do I get back my space?

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, 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

Failed installation but space available going down. How do I delete files?

Hey I bought Sims 3 a few months back when I was using OSX 10.5 and then I upgraded to Snow Leopard when it came out and now I need to reinstall the game. I have tried about 5 times and each time the install stops working (gets to copying file x of y and doesn't move past this point). Unfortunately now it's gotten to the point where I only have 2.8GB free space on my HDD. I can't find any sims or EA files on my HDD so I can't delete them. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.1 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB41.00C1.B00

Only once you know where that information is located, which we don't and EA does. Someone on these boards may happen to know, but even if they do, you've still got a failing installer to troubleshoot, and again, EA knows their installer best.

How can I delete files on my start-up disk?

How can I safely delete my files?

Freeing Up Space on The Hard Drive
See Lion's Storage Display.
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.
Remember that must moving files into the Trash does not delete them completely. You must also Empty the Trash in order to recover the space they occupied on the hard drive.

Spaces/Desktops: would like browser windows to be where I left them on restart

I have assigned various applications to various desktops. In the case of Chrome, I prefer to have different webpages in different desktops. So I use launchpad to move the window with Flickr in it (for example) to the desktop I keep Aperture in, and I move the windows with music-related pages to the window I keep iTunes in, etc. But then when I restart (and I do have the restore windows function activated), all the Chrome windows get removed from the different desktops I'd assigned them to. They're either lumped back together in one tabbed window in a single workspace, or else they don't reopen at all. Surely there's a way to turn off my computer, and restart it to find it the same way I left it. Can anybody tell me how?
It seems to me that the option to assign applications to desktops is a nice start, but what's really needed is the option to place a different set of aliases (to specific documents, folders, and websites) on each desktop. After all, what defines a workspace is the *topics* in it -- the actual content -- rather than the programs we use. Or maybe there is some such option, and I've not found it?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Michael

I just came across a solution. I think this might work for you, even though it seems kludgy:
Your situation may vary, but I'm using a MacBook Pro with an external LCD monitor and want to use both displays, each with their own desktop space
Open Mission Control and add a desktop by moving your cursor to the top right of your display and clicking on the new window that appears from the right
You should now have 3 desktops at the top of your display when Mission Control is open
In my case, my laptop's display is Desktop 1 and my external display is Desktop 3
Now, on the dock, right click on an app you're trying to stick to a particular desktop and choose Options -> Assign to Desktop X where X is the display you want the app to stay on
In my case, I want Mail to always show up on my laptop screen, which is Desktop 1, so I choose Options -> Assign to Desktop 1. The reason I say this is kludgy is because I never use Desktop 2, but it has to exist in order for the Dock -> Options -> Assign To menu to appear. If I just have Desktop 1 and Desktop 2, that option does not exist when I right click on an app in the dock.

Cannot delete more than a few music items at a time -- would like to delete all

I don't want my Music backed up onto the VZ Cloud. However, it already was backed up and used up most of my 5GB, so I tried to delete it using the web interface on cloud.verizonwireless.com.
If I go to multi-select (which is, as others have posted, incredibly slow to start up) and check the select all box, then hit the delete icon, it gives me an "are you sure?" dialog, I click OK, and it thinks for a moment and says "We are unable to access your cloud right now, try again later." However, if I only select a few items (1 to some limit less than about 25) it will delete them happily.
It is not acceptable to have to do that. It is also incredibly bad app design to funnel any internal error (which is probably what's happening here, right?) into a catch-all error message that is factually wrong.
Also, if it knows I've "used 5.0GB of 5GB" then it ought to also be able to tell me where that space is, not just list documents.
More time on design and debugging and less on putting "WANT TO UPGRADE?" on every spare bit of white space would have been worthwhile.

I don't have my phone with me at the moment to tell you the exact steps. This may help.
Try going into Settings | WiFi. Then press the Menu button and Select Advanced WiFi.
If there's an option to drop weak WiFi points, de-select it. If there is some battery saving option to turn off WiFi, deselect that as well.
Power cycle your phone.

HT201210 Trying to restore a new iphone 4 to files from an iphone 3, however, the restore says it can't complete because there isn't enough space. I would like to delete photos and music files. How can I delete these photos?

After doing the initial restore function, I'm trying to delete phots from the system. The itures instructions says to click the photos button the unselect photos or albums, but see no photos button. How can I delete the photos to gain some storage space?

1, you can't at the moment, though with iOS 5 in the Autumn, from http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/features.html#photos :
Even organize your photos in albums — right on your device
2, by removing it from you synced from and re-syncing. Only photos taken with the iPad, copied to it via the camera connection kit, or saved from emails/websites etc can be deleted directly on the iPad (either via the trashcan icon in the top right corner if viewing the photo in full screen, or via the icon of the box with the arrow coming out of it in thumbnail view)
3, the location of the photos that you synced to the iPad should be listed on the iPad's Photos tab when connected to your computer's iTunes.
4, you can copy the photos from your iPad to your computer : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083 . You should also be able to delete them from the iPad as part of the transfer process to your computer, and it's then your choice whether to add them to your sync photo list so as to copy them back to the iPad. Copying them to your computer would allow you to organise them into folders and therefore be able to sync them back into separate albums.
5, I don't use Dropbox either. There are some third-party browser apps in the iTunes App Store that allow you to download pages so that you can view them when offline e.g. Atomic Web (the whole page is saved within Atomic Web, it doesn't place a photo into the Photos app)
6, deleting content should help. If you remove an app from your iPad then you also remove the content that it's got on the iPad - so if you then decide to reinstall it back onto the iPad then you will need to manually add back any content that you want in it. None of the Apple built-in apps (including Photos) can be removed from the iPad

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.

In order to gain more available disk space, I would like to delete files on my start up disk.

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