Maniging Hard drive memory.

Hey, I've had my macbook pro for a while now, and i see that its running slower, I so i check my free space and i only have 11 gb of free space left. I was wondering how i can see what apps and files are taking up most of the space and delete them. Does anyone know like an applicationt hat does this. Thanks

You need to clarify. First RAM (random access memory) are in separate chip modules that have nothing to do with HD space. Second, the OS X operating system uses free HD space for virtual memory. To get an idea of what's happening on your machine, launch Activity Monitor and check out the System Memory. Third, to check out disk space, click on the Disk Usage tab.
The following articles have some good tips:
Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk
Freeing Up Hard Disk Space
Running maintenance routines is critical to keeping the drive clear of unneccesary files:
http://www.macworld.com/2005/01/features/preventmacdisasters/index.php
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maintscripts.html

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