Sizing down the library folder.

I have had this install of OSX tiger on my MacBook Pro for quite some time now and have added and removed many applications.
Currently I have very few applications left after I uninstalled all of the programs I don't use. I now have less than 6 Gigs of programs, but my Library is over 12 Gigs.
How do reduce my library size; is there residual install folders or caches I can clear?

If you had installed GarageBand, it leaves behind some HUGE folders. Put your Library folder into List view, then go to View->Show View Options and click on the "Calculate all sizes" option and make sure there is check mark to show the Size column. In the Library folder window click on the Size column header to arrange by size and see which folders are huge. If you click on the disclosure triangle in front of a folder, the sub-folders will also have their size calculated. My Audio folder is 9.75GBs, with almost all of it in the Apple Loops folder. If you aren't using a sound program such as GarageBand or SoundTrack Pro you can trash the Loops folders. The Application Support folder may also have some pretty impressively sized support folders. Again, if you aren't using the program you can trash the support folder.
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