Something is eating up my free space

Something is eating up my free space
this started right after I used iDVD for the first time
I have run Norton AntiVirus 11.0.2 (35) it does not detect anything
I get a alert saying it can’t save preferences.

Hi David,
The problem is Norton. Norton is the worst anti-virus software for Mac. You mentioned something eating up your free space. Go here and read: http://www.jimmyr.com/blog/NortonAntiVirus_is_A_Virus_972007.php
There are no known Mac viruses but if you feel more confident having anti-virus software then get ClamXav
It's free and won't eat up hard disk space.
Search the Leopard and Tiger forums for Norton. Here's just one.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9205211&#9205211
And again.. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9473714&#9473714
Go here and read the post by, "Limnos" http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9206651&#9206651
Carolyn

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