PLEASE HELP! GB free
Hi
I have just brought the Snow Leopard box set, about to start install then I find out that it requires 11GB of free disk space and I only have 7.42GB free - what can I do????
Please help
Thanks
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AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE IS NOT YOUR ONLY OPTION!
You can delete files, as well as putting some files into free, online storage.
FIND WHICH FILES TO DELETE:
I use a great freeware application called GrandPerspective. It graphically shows you what files are taking up the most space on your hard drive. Bigger boxes = bigger files. Example below.
I suggest downloading and using that to see what files it would be the most beneficial to delete.
STORE LOTS OF FILES ONLINE:
Here's another great resource: I use an online site called ADrive to store files. It's free, and it gives you 50GB of storage. You can move some files from your computer to there, and free up that much space on your hard drive.
Note that you'll only have access to your ADrive files when you have an internet connection. You can choose to pay for an upgrade for expanded features, but I just have a free one. It's not very pretty, but it works well. This is the most free online storage I've found. I highly recommend doing this; you'll be able to free up a ton of space.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE REALLY GETTING RID OF OLD FILES:
One more big tip: Empty your trash! Many people forget to do this. Once you delete something, it doesn't go away until you click on the trash bin icon in your dock, and then click Empty in the top right corner.
ANOTHER OPTION:
Also, you can upgrade the internal drive of your computer instead of buying an external drive, but external drives are usually easier and less expensive.
P.S.: Upgrading memory/RAM won't help you here, although it can increase the overall performance of your computer.
Good luck!
-Nate
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