My MacBook Pro is saying my memory is Full..!

I Have a external hard drive but I dont want to tranfer stuff from my Hardrive to it, becuase if i tranfer photos from iPhoto they are then taken down from facebook, then songs are hard to find in iTunes but its not the end of the world if i cant find them?
What to do.??
Apple people HELP..!!
Also is there a way where I can download files and the AUTOMATICALLY save to my external hard drive without being on my Laptop??

First of all, we're not Apple employees - though you can get more definitive advice by contacting your local Apple Store/Genius Lounge.
Basically, no. You cannot download files and automatically save to your external HD. Your MBP must always be on when you're performing these operations.

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