My ibook tells me its full and it shouldn't be

I only have 1 user installed, my user account info says the folder is 8.64 GB, and my apps folder is 5.54 GB. My hard drive shows I only have 8 GB left on my 40 GB heard drive... it just doesn't add up. Please help! I love my iBook.

The "40GB" size of your hard drive is really a marketing term. Formatted, your hard drive will have approximately 37GB of space available. Have you taken into account the size of the main "Library" folder on your hard drive? Or your "System" folder? Together, mine add up to 14GB.
37 - 8.5 = 28.5
28.5 - 5.5 = 23
23 - 14 = 11
While your Library and System folders may be smaller, there may not be quite as much space missing as you originally thought. If you're curious to dig around, you might try WhatSize. It will help you find the folders and files that are taking up the most room on your hard drive. Just be careful if you decide to delete anything, it won't help you decide what you can safely get rid of.
-Doug

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