My imac keeps telling me my start up disk space is running low, how do i fix this?

I purchased an Imac in Sept 2009 and pretty much use it for the iphoto and internet. Other than that, we have no movies and a small itunes catalog. My computer has recently started telling us that our start up disk or disk space is running low. I can't imagine that we are anywhere near filling up the internal memory so I am wondering if something else is the culprit.

Also, See this Video... For Freeing up Disc Space
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How big is your hard drive, and how much space is used/free?
To find out, click once on the hard drive icon on your desktop to highlight it (it will be called Macintosh HD unless you renamed it). Click the command and I keys on your keyboard to open the information window. In "General", you will see Capacity and Available. What are those figures?
If you have a little bit of space left, I recommend that you install Omnidisksweeper (it's free) to tell you what folders are using up the most room.
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Matt

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Restore the phone --> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
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If Layers is greyed out it possibly means that you are in Quick Mode. Select 'Expert' and all the options should become available.
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Uninstall your existing copy of iTunes. Delete any copies of the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64Setup.exe) installer files from your downloads areas for your web browsers and download a fresh copy of the iTunes installer from the Apple website:
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Does the install with the new copy of the installer go through properly? If so, does that clear up the error message?
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My iPad WiFi Almost Every Day Keeps Disconnecting, especially if I am watching a video online. How do I fix this?

Howdy Danny_98,
Here is a great article to help troubleshoot wifi connectivity with your iOS device. Named iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections it can be found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1398.
Be sure that you are in range of your Wi-Fi router (access point).
Tap Settings > Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi off and then on again.If unable to do so, see this article.
Confirm that your Wi-Fi router and Cable or DSL modem are connected to power, turned on, and indicate that they are connected to the Internet.If not, refer to your network administrator or ISP for assistance.
Restart your iOS device.
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This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
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My MacBook Air won't start it's grey with apple logo Howe do I fix this?

I have 2008 MacBook Air today I can't start up. When I press the power button it shows gray screen with apple logo and that thing spinning . How do I fix this?

Take each of these steps that you haven't already tried. Stop when the problem is resolved.
Step 1
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Step 4
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Step 5
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Step 6
Boot into Recovery again. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, follow the prompts to reinstall the OS. If your Mac was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade.
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Step 7
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Step 8
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Step 9
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