Not enough memory on startup disk

How do I create more memory on my startup disk?

You don't!
Memory and disk space are two different things.
Why are you saying you don't have enough memory? Did you get a message saying this?
You can add memory to your computer by adding RAM
You can make space on your hard drive by deleting unwanted files or programs.
Please clarify what the problem is so we can help you.
And please give us some info about your iMac.
Model, RAM installed, etc.
Click on Apple menu and on about this mac to get info.
To clarify some more:
You add memory to a computer to make it perform better.
But you can't add memory to a startup disk. You can make space on a startup disk by removing unwanted stuff or you can get a bigger disk to have more space.

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I have a MacBook Pro final 2011 with 8 GB RAM and 500 GB disk with Mountain Lion OS X 10.8.5 and I'm using only 56% of my disk (over 276.5 GB). Nevertheless after some time my MAC starts to became slower until it opens a window with the message 'not enough memory on startup disk to run applications' and asking me to choose an application to stop! How can it be that 'not enough memory on startup disk' (espaço insuficiente no disco de inicialização) if I have more than 200 Gb free? Is there anything that can be done to solve that?

1. Empty Trash.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10677
2. Delete "Recovered Messages", if any.
    Hold the option key down and click "Go" menu in the Finder menu bar.
    Select "Library" from the dropdown.
    Library > Mail > V2 > Mailboxes
    Delete "Recovered Messages", if any.
    Empty Trash. Restart.
3. Repair Disk
    Steps 1 through 7
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836
4. Disk space / Time Machine ?/ Local Snapshots
   http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4878
5. Re-index Macintosh HD
   System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy
   http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409
6. For more on this and very helpful tips:
    http://pondini.org/OSX/DiskSpace.html
    http://pondini.org/OSX/LionStorage.html

I keep getting error message "not enough space on startup disk" on my macbook 10.6, even though I've deleted and compressed many files. Could something else be the problem?

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I bought an external hard drive-Free Agent Go Flex which doesn't seen to function, and has no user interface and apparently little tech support. My cursor is all over the place. No one at Apple seems to be able to fix this computer. Any suggestions for my next move?
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See Here for Troubleshooting
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Please post the complete, verbatim text of the warning message.

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Not enough memory or disk space in excel and word office 365

I have windows 8.1 and am having huge issues with excel and word in office 365.
When i download a document i am unable to open as message reads cannot open as not enough memory or disk space.
I have plenty of disk space and memory however have searched this and the following has been answered BUT I CANNOT UNDERSTAND This and need HELP with step by step instructions on how to do please;
To resolve the issue, refer to the methods below:
Go to this key on Registry Editor (Run | Regedit)HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders
change key Cache to something like C:\Windows\Temp
You might also right click on the file with file explorer, choose Properties, then General tab and click on the Unblock button.
Some of our customers found it sometimes a permission problem.
cmd => dcomcnfg
Click >Component services >Computes >My Computer>Dcom config> and select micro soft Excel Application>
Right Click on microsoft Excel Application>Properties>Give Asp.net Permissions
Select Identity table >Select interactive user >select ok
However i do not understand a word of the above or how to do PLEASE HELP this is extremly frustrating as i am doing correspondence and I am unable to access any files.
Thanks

Hi,
You must have read this thread:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/9773a7c4-29a8-48ff-9d16-e1ca4c478610/excel-2013-microsoft-excel-can-not-open-or-save-anymore-documents-because-there-is-not-enough?forum=officesetupdeploy
To detail the steps, please do as I describe:
Important
This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the
registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry,
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Back-up-the-registry
To open the Registry Editor, please press Win + R, type regedit in the blank box, press
Enter. / Or we can type regedit.exe in Windows 8.1 Search, you'll find it easily.
Now the Registry Editor is open.
Then we see the pane on left, expand the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Then we can see a list on right, find Cache, right click on it, click
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Exit Registry Editor.
As for "You might also right click on the file with file explorer, choose Properties, then General tab and click on the Unblock button." Just find the file, right click on it, choose
Properties, under General tab, if you see a
Unblock button, click on it.
"Some of our customers found it sometimes a permission problem.
cmd => dcomcnfg" Do the following:
Press Win + R, type in cmd in the blank box, press
Enter.
In the new black-background window, type in dcomcnfg, press
Enter.
Then the Component Services window will pop up, on the left pane, expand
Component services -> Computes ->
My Computer -> Dcom config -> and select
Microsoft Excel Application, right click on it -> Properties ->
Identity tab -> Select The interactive user ->
OK.
I hope I've explained the steps clearly.
Good luck.
Regards,
Melon Chen
TechNet Community Support

File Error - FCP-6 - "not enough memory" ---DVDPro disk is slightly jerky..

I have a macbook. 2GHz Intel Core Duo, 1 GB 667 DDr2 SDRAM. Final Cut Pro 6.0.1
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