Start up disc memory issue

sometimes my imac says that there is no memory/space on the start up disc.  Why is this?

jenniferfromtrumbull wrote:
capacity is 499.76 GB
available is 382.69 GB
used is 117.08GB on disc
OK, plenty of HD space. BTW when replying please click Reply in message you're replying to, otherwise we can't tell who your communication is directed to.
I would recommend opening Activity Monitor (Applications - Utilities - Activity Monitor) when the machine is running OK, when you get the message you are complaining about then check Activity Monitor - System Memory and see how much FREE RAM it has. Most systems need about 500 MB free or more to run well. If you have less then you may have to upgrade the RAM. It will look something like:

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