Startup disk full and mac will not start up, startup disk full and mac will not start up

my startup disk is full, and now my macboom air will not startup

I finally figured out how to start up the macbook in "safe' mode wchich allowed me to boot up and delete a bunch of extra files, then install an external drive to transfer everything over. Once i set up that drive, it works like a champ. kinda annoying thta you have to pay the kind of money that apple wants for these things just to go out and have to spend more on an external...but whatever. anyway, to start in safe mode follow this link...(sorry, i tried to cpoy and paste, but i couldnt with this stupid reply program...
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1445
hope this helps.

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Mac does not start -your startup disk is full

Hi,
When i turn on my macbook pro 13" (snow leopard) i get the following message:
"your startup disk is full
you need to make more space available on your startup disk by deleting files"
then i log on my account and the screen remains with the mac pink sky without any items.
i restarted and connected the mac to another mac with firewire a deleted some files to get free space.
I turn on again and i get the same message not being able to start the mac.
Is there any solution for that??
best regards

Boot from your install disc & run Repair Disk from the utility menu. To use the Install Mac OS X disc, insert the disc, and restart your computer while holding down the C key as it starts up.
Select your language.
Once on the desktop, select Utility in the menu bar.
Select Disk Utility.
Select the disk or volume in the list of disks and volumes, and then click First Aid.
Click Repair Disk.
Restart your computer when done.
Repair permissions after you reach the desktop-http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25751

My MacPro says the startup disk is too full. I have 4 internal hard drives that have 2T each so there is plenty of space, but all start up programs, libraries, iTunes and application folder are on the '1st' hard drive. Can I move any to 2nd drive?

My MacPro says the startup disk is too full. I have 4 internal hard drives that have 2T each so there is plenty of space, but all start up programs, libraries, iTunes and application folder are on the '1st' hard drive. Can I move any to 2nd drive?

Your system will likely fit just fine on a small fast 250GB SSD
What you have is lots of stuff that should not be on the boot drive, data and graphics or media files and libraries that should be moved to another drive.
If you are getting a message like this, STOP, off load files, make room, and make sure to have 15% free or more.
Do not try to move anything from system and its library and sub folders. Move your home user account and just leave the essential home library but move all the rest.
A full drive can have trouble finding free space segments and writing out updates to files and to the directory. And loss of directory means loss of where files are located and their segments.

My Macbook will not boot the operating system. It just goes to a blue screen after the apple logo and the spinning wheel goes off. I took the battery out and held the on/off button for five seconds and reset the PRAM. I have the old mac os disk.

My macbook will not boot. It goes to a blue screen after the logo and wheel goes off. I have taken the battery out and held the on/off button for five seconds and reset the PRAM. I have the the original os disk but have not put it in for fear of losing un backed op data.
Thanks
Rich

You won't lose any data unless you erase your hard drive.
Put your install DVD into the optical drive and reboot. As soon as you hear the boot chime, hold down the "c"key on your keyboard (or the Option key until the Install Disk shows up). That will force your MacBook to boot from the install DVD in the optical drive.
When it does start up, you'll see a panel asking you to choose your language. Choose your language and press the Return key on your keyboard once. It will then present you with an Installation window. Completely ignore this window and click on Utilities in the top menu and scroll down to Disk Utility and click it.When it comes up is your Hard Drive in the list on the left?
If it is then click on the Mac OS partition of your hard drive in the left hand list. Then select the First Aid Tab and run Repair Disk. The Repair Disk button won't be available until you've selected the Mac OS partition on your hard drive. If that repairs any problems run it again until the green OK appears and then run Repair Permissions.

Have a mac book pro that crashed. ran disk utility to repair. comp booted and ran for short time. then crashed. ran repair again. disk utility said it could not repair files and i needed to format hard drive and start again. now nothing works

have a mac book pro that crashed. ran disk utility to repair. comp booted and ran for short time. then crashed. ran repair again. disk utility said it could not repair disk and needed to format and start again.
comp said it could not unmount disk and now when comp trys to boot all i get is a question mark on the screen. help

Erase and Install
1. Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Quit DU after formatting completes and return to the installer. Install Snow Leopard.
5. After restart into Snow Leopard download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.

Mac Pro will not shut down, wakes from sleep and will not start up in safe mode (restarts).

Wakes from sleep about every 4.5 mins, here is the log from wake from sleep:
7/30/12 8:43:24.000 AM kernel[0]: Wake reason: ? (Network)
7/30/12 8:47:43.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:47:43.000 AM kernel[0]: Previous Sleep Cause: 5
7/30/12 8:47:43.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:47:43.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:47:43.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:47:43.429 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.4) DNS- Proxy- SMB
7/30/12 8:47:46.000 AM kernel[0]: Ethernet [Intel82574L]: Link up on en0, 1-Gigabit, Full-duplex, Symmetric flow-control, Debug [796d,af48,0de1,0200,cde1,3c00]
7/30/12 8:47:46.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - active 1face000, b
7/30/12 8:47:50.459 AM CalendarAgent[202]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.queue] [Account refresh failed with error: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 "The Internet connection appears to be offline." UserInfo=0x7f8b0d2a8340 {NSUnderlyingError=0x7f8b0c4c1b50 "The Internet connection appears to be offline.", NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://david%[email protected]/principals///david%[email protected]/principals/, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://david%[email protected]/principals///david%[email protected]/principals/, AccountName=iCloud, CalDAVErrFromRefresh=YES, NSLocalizedDescription=The Internet connection appears to be offline.}]
7/30/12 8:47:52.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::timeoutHandler - no link - reset the chipset once 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:47:52.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: Graphics suppressed 10291 ms
7/30/12 8:47:53.293 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.4) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
7/30/12 8:47:53.305 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.4) DNS- Proxy- SMB
7/30/12 8:47:53.308 AM blued[84]: kBTXPCUpdateUserPreferences gConsoleUserUID = 501
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f8dd800][BNBTrackpadDevice::init][75.15] init is complete
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f8dd800][BNBTrackpadDevice::handleStart][75.15] returning 1
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f93da00][AppleMultitouchHIDEventDriver::start] entered
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f939300][AppleMultitouchDevice::start] entered
7/30/12 8:47:54.304 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.4) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
7/30/12 8:47:54.308 AM mDNSResponder[67]: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (192.168.1.4)
7/30/12 8:48:28.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:48:28.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:48:29.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f939300][AppleMultitouchDevice::willTerminate] entered
7/30/12 8:48:29.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f939300][AppleMultitouchDevice::stop] entered
7/30/12 8:48:29.000 AM kernel[0]: Wake reason: ? (Network)
7/30/12 8:52:47.000 AM kernel[0]: Previous Sleep Cause: 5
7/30/12 8:52:47.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:52:47.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:52:47.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:52:47.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:52:47.497 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.4) DNS- Proxy- SMB
7/30/12 8:52:50.000 AM kernel[0]: Ethernet [Intel82574L]: Link up on en0, 1-Gigabit, Full-duplex, Symmetric flow-control, Debug [796d,af48,0de1,0200,cde1,3c00]
7/30/12 8:52:50.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - active 1face000, b
7/30/12 8:52:54.459 AM CalendarAgent[202]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.queue] [Account refresh failed with error: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 "The Internet connection appears to be offline." UserInfo=0x7f8b0c084f70 {NSUnderlyingError=0x7f8b10a128d0 "The Internet connection appears to be offline.", NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://david%[email protected]/principals///david%[email protected]/principals/, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://david%[email protected]/principals///david%[email protected]/principals/, AccountName=iCloud, CalDAVErrFromRefresh=YES, NSLocalizedDescription=The Internet connection appears to be offline.}]
7/30/12 8:52:56.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::timeoutHandler - no link - reset the chipset once 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Graphics suppressed 10340 ms
7/30/12 8:52:57.341 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.4) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
7/30/12 8:52:57.354 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.4) DNS- Proxy- SMB
7/30/12 8:52:57.355 AM blued[84]: kBTXPCUpdateUserPreferences gConsoleUserUID = 501
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f8e4c00][BNBTrackpadDevice::init][75.15] init is complete
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f8e4c00][BNBTrackpadDevice::handleStart][75.15] returning 1
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f91b800][AppleMultitouchHIDEventDriver::start] entered
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f95c600][AppleMultitouchDevice::start] entered
7/30/12 8:52:58.354 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.4) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
7/30/12 8:52:58.358 AM mDNSResponder[67]: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (192.168.1.4)
7/30/12 8:53:33.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:53:33.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:53:33.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f95c600][AppleMultitouchDevice::willTerminate] entered
7/30/12 8:53:33.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f95c600][AppleMultitouchDevice::stop] entered
7/30/12 8:53:33.000 AM kernel[0]: Wake reason: ? (Network)
7/30/12 8:57:51.000 AM kernel[0]: Previous Sleep Cause: 5
7/30/12 8:57:51.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:57:51.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:57:51.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:57:51.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:57:51.435 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.4) DNS- Proxy- SMB
7/30/12 8:57:54.000 AM kernel[0]: Ethernet [Intel82574L]: Link up on en0, 1-Gigabit, Full-duplex, Symmetric flow-control, Debug [796d,af48,0de1,0200,cde1,3c00]
7/30/12 8:57:54.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - active 1face000, b
7/30/12 8:57:58.228 AM fseventsd[76]: SLOWDOWN: client 0x7f8a4e007c00 (pid 2824) sleeping due to too many errors (num usleeps 299)
7/30/12 8:57:58.462 AM CalendarAgent[202]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.queue] [Account refresh failed with error: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 "The Internet connection appears to be offline." UserInfo=0x7f8b0d295160 {NSUnderlyingError=0x7f8b0b4bd590 "The Internet connection appears to be offline.", NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://david%[email protected]/principals///david%[email protected]/principals/, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://david%[email protected]/principals///david%[email protected]/principals/, AccountName=iCloud, CalDAVErrFromRefresh=YES, NSLocalizedDescription=The Internet connection appears to be offline.}]
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::timeoutHandler - no link - reset the chipset once 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:58:01.213 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.4) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: Graphics suppressed 10334 ms
7/30/12 8:58:01.341 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.4) DNS- Proxy- SMB
7/30/12 8:58:01.349 AM blued[84]: kBTXPCUpdateUserPreferences gConsoleUserUID = 501
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f930400][BNBTrackpadDevice::init][75.15] init is complete
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f930400][BNBTrackpadDevice::handleStart][75.15] returning 1
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f941400][AppleMultitouchHIDEventDriver::start] entered
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f985a00][AppleMultitouchDevice::start] entered
7/30/12 8:58:02.225 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.4) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
7/30/12 8:58:02.229 AM mDNSResponder[67]: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (192.168.1.4)
7/30/12 8:58:37.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:58:37.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:58:37.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f985a00][AppleMultitouchDevice::willTerminate] entered
7/30/12 8:58:37.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f985a00][AppleMultitouchDevice::stop] entered
7/30/12 8:58:37.000 AM kernel[0]: Wake reason: ? (Network)
7/30/12 9:02:55.000 AM kernel[0]: Previous Sleep Cause: 5
Will not shut down, restarts at end of shut down. Log:
7/30/12 8:43:24.000 AM kernel[0]: Wake reason: ? (Network)
7/30/12 8:47:43.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:47:43.000 AM kernel[0]: Previous Sleep Cause: 5
7/30/12 8:47:43.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:47:43.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:47:43.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:47:43.429 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.4) DNS- Proxy- SMB
7/30/12 8:47:46.000 AM kernel[0]: Ethernet [Intel82574L]: Link up on en0, 1-Gigabit, Full-duplex, Symmetric flow-control, Debug [796d,af48,0de1,0200,cde1,3c00]
7/30/12 8:47:46.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - active 1face000, b
7/30/12 8:47:50.459 AM CalendarAgent[202]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.queue] [Account refresh failed with error: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 "The Internet connection appears to be offline." UserInfo=0x7f8b0d2a8340 {NSUnderlyingError=0x7f8b0c4c1b50 "The Internet connection appears to be offline.", NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://david%[email protected]/principals///david%[email protected]/principals/, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://david%[email protected]/principals///david%[email protected]/principals/, AccountName=iCloud, CalDAVErrFromRefresh=YES, NSLocalizedDescription=The Internet connection appears to be offline.}]
7/30/12 8:47:52.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::timeoutHandler - no link - reset the chipset once 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:47:52.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: Graphics suppressed 10291 ms
7/30/12 8:47:53.293 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.4) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
7/30/12 8:47:53.305 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.4) DNS- Proxy- SMB
7/30/12 8:47:53.308 AM blued[84]: kBTXPCUpdateUserPreferences gConsoleUserUID = 501
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f8dd800][BNBTrackpadDevice::init][75.15] init is complete
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f8dd800][BNBTrackpadDevice::handleStart][75.15] returning 1
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f93da00][AppleMultitouchHIDEventDriver::start] entered
7/30/12 8:47:53.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f939300][AppleMultitouchDevice::start] entered
7/30/12 8:47:54.304 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.4) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
7/30/12 8:47:54.308 AM mDNSResponder[67]: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (192.168.1.4)
7/30/12 8:48:28.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:48:28.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:48:29.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f939300][AppleMultitouchDevice::willTerminate] entered
7/30/12 8:48:29.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f939300][AppleMultitouchDevice::stop] entered
7/30/12 8:48:29.000 AM kernel[0]: Wake reason: ? (Network)
7/30/12 8:52:47.000 AM kernel[0]: Previous Sleep Cause: 5
7/30/12 8:52:47.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:52:47.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:52:47.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:52:47.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:52:47.497 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.4) DNS- Proxy- SMB
7/30/12 8:52:50.000 AM kernel[0]: Ethernet [Intel82574L]: Link up on en0, 1-Gigabit, Full-duplex, Symmetric flow-control, Debug [796d,af48,0de1,0200,cde1,3c00]
7/30/12 8:52:50.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - active 1face000, b
7/30/12 8:52:54.459 AM CalendarAgent[202]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.queue] [Account refresh failed with error: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 "The Internet connection appears to be offline." UserInfo=0x7f8b0c084f70 {NSUnderlyingError=0x7f8b10a128d0 "The Internet connection appears to be offline.", NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://david%[email protected]/principals///david%[email protected]/principals/, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://david%[email protected]/principals///david%[email protected]/principals/, AccountName=iCloud, CalDAVErrFromRefresh=YES, NSLocalizedDescription=The Internet connection appears to be offline.}]
7/30/12 8:52:56.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::timeoutHandler - no link - reset the chipset once 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Graphics suppressed 10340 ms
7/30/12 8:52:57.341 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.4) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
7/30/12 8:52:57.354 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.4) DNS- Proxy- SMB
7/30/12 8:52:57.355 AM blued[84]: kBTXPCUpdateUserPreferences gConsoleUserUID = 501
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f8e4c00][BNBTrackpadDevice::init][75.15] init is complete
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f8e4c00][BNBTrackpadDevice::handleStart][75.15] returning 1
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f91b800][AppleMultitouchHIDEventDriver::start] entered
7/30/12 8:52:57.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f95c600][AppleMultitouchDevice::start] entered
7/30/12 8:52:58.354 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.4) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
7/30/12 8:52:58.358 AM mDNSResponder[67]: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (192.168.1.4)
7/30/12 8:53:33.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:53:33.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:53:33.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f95c600][AppleMultitouchDevice::willTerminate] entered
7/30/12 8:53:33.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f95c600][AppleMultitouchDevice::stop] entered
7/30/12 8:53:33.000 AM kernel[0]: Wake reason: ? (Network)
7/30/12 8:57:51.000 AM kernel[0]: Previous Sleep Cause: 5
7/30/12 8:57:51.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:57:51.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:57:51.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:57:51.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:57:51.435 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.4) DNS- Proxy- SMB
7/30/12 8:57:54.000 AM kernel[0]: Ethernet [Intel82574L]: Link up on en0, 1-Gigabit, Full-duplex, Symmetric flow-control, Debug [796d,af48,0de1,0200,cde1,3c00]
7/30/12 8:57:54.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - active 1face000, b
7/30/12 8:57:58.228 AM fseventsd[76]: SLOWDOWN: client 0x7f8a4e007c00 (pid 2824) sleeping due to too many errors (num usleeps 299)
7/30/12 8:57:58.462 AM CalendarAgent[202]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.queue] [Account refresh failed with error: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 "The Internet connection appears to be offline." UserInfo=0x7f8b0d295160 {NSUnderlyingError=0x7f8b0b4bd590 "The Internet connection appears to be offline.", NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://david%[email protected]/principals///david%[email protected]/principals/, NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://david%[email protected]/principals///david%[email protected]/principals/, AccountName=iCloud, CalDAVErrFromRefresh=YES, NSLocalizedDescription=The Internet connection appears to be offline.}]
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::timeoutHandler - no link - reset the chipset once 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:58:01.213 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.4) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: Graphics suppressed 10334 ms
7/30/12 8:58:01.341 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0-:192.168.1.4) DNS- Proxy- SMB
7/30/12 8:58:01.349 AM blued[84]: kBTXPCUpdateUserPreferences gConsoleUserUID = 501
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f930400][BNBTrackpadDevice::init][75.15] init is complete
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f930400][BNBTrackpadDevice::handleStart][75.15] returning 1
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f941400][AppleMultitouchHIDEventDriver::start] entered
7/30/12 8:58:01.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f985a00][AppleMultitouchDevice::start] entered
7/30/12 8:58:02.225 AM configd[17]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.1.4) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
7/30/12 8:58:02.229 AM mDNSResponder[67]: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (192.168.1.4)
7/30/12 8:58:37.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face001, 0
7/30/12 8:58:37.000 AM kernel[0]: Intel82574L::setLinkStatus - not active 1face000, 0
7/30/12 8:58:37.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f985a00][AppleMultitouchDevice::willTerminate] entered
7/30/12 8:58:37.000 AM kernel[0]: [ffffff805f985a00][AppleMultitouchDevice::stop] entered
7/30/12 8:58:37.000 AM kernel[0]: Wake reason: ? (Network)
7/30/12 9:02:55.000 AM kernel[0]: Previous Sleep Cause: 5
And will not start up in safe mode. I have reset PRAM and SMC. Also restarted with no startup items, no luck. Had the problem of waking from sleep and not shutting down in 10.7, updated to 10.8 hoping for fix, no luck. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

Hi, this log has some similarities to my ipod touch which seems to be not sleeping properly due to wireless issues. Can I check - are you using a wifi connection - if so have you tried ethernet?
log entries below ...
Sep 5 00:28:58 Peters-iPod mDNSResponder[34] <Error>: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (FE80:0000:0000:0000:5AB0:35FF:FE35:C9B7)
Sep 5 00:28:58 Peters-iPod mDNSResponder[34] <Error>: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (192.168.0.95)
Sep 5 00:28:58 Peters-iPod configd[44] <Notice>: network configuration changed.
Sep 5 00:28:58 Peters-iPod UserEventAgent[12] <Warning>: DEBUG: Changing WiFi state: 1
Sep 5 00:29:27 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::handleTransferError(): SDIO Cmd Timeout, 1, 1
Sep 5 00:29:27 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::enableHTClock(): Failed to read HT Clock register, SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:27 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::retainClocks() Failed to enable HT Clock, SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:27 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::txPacket() Unable to wake bus; error SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:27 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::handleTransferError(): SDIO Cmd Timeout, 1, 2
Sep 5 00:29:27 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::disableHTClock(): Failed to write HT Clock register, SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:27 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::releaseClocks(): Failed to disable HT clock: SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:27 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCmdManager::processPendingList(): Failed to send sync command WLC_GET_BSS_INFO (136) to device, SDIO Cmd Timeout. transID 48928, respLen 1152.
Sep 5 00:29:27 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANNetManager::updateBSSInfo(): WLC_GET_BSS_INFO Failed SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:32 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::handleTransferError(): SDIO Cmd Timeout, 1, 3
Sep 5 00:29:32 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::enableHTClock(): Failed to read HT Clock register, SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:32 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::retainClocks() Failed to enable HT Clock, SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:32 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::txPacket() Unable to wake bus; error SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:32 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::handleTransferError(): SDIO Cmd Timeout, 1, 4
Sep 5 00:29:32 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::disableHTClock(): Failed to write HT Clock register, SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:32 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::releaseClocks(): Failed to disable HT clock: SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:32 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCmdManager::processPendingList(): Failed to send sync command WLC_GET_BSS_INFO (136) to device, SDIO Cmd Timeout. transID 48929, respLen 1152.
Sep 5 00:29:32 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANNetManager::updateBSSInfo(): WLC_GET_BSS_INFO Failed SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::handleTransferError(): SDIO Cmd Timeout, 1, 5
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::dumpDebugInfo(): CRITICAL ERROR: handleTransferError
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::logState(): Tx: seq 185, credit 191, flow 0x0; Rx: seq 167
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::logState(): state 0x23, sd-clk +1, sd-rate 20250000 Hz
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::logClockState(): Failed to read HT Clock register, SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::handleTransferError(): Triggered Watchdog after 6 errors (last was SDIO Cmd Timeout)
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::enableHTClock(): Failed to read HT Clock register, SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::retainClocks() Failed to enable HT Clock, SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::txPacketChain() Unable to wake bus; error SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::handleTransferError(): SDIO Cmd Timeout, 1, 0
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::disableHTClock(): Failed to write HT Clock register, SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::releaseClocks(): Failed to disable HT clock: SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::doOutputPacketChain(): Packet transmission failure: SDIO Cmd Timeout
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::handleWatchdogTimeout(): Watchdog timer fired
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::watchDogReset(): fStateFlags(0x140E3), thread(00040532)
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::halt()
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLAN Left BSS:       @ 0xc11a7a00, BSSID = 00:18:4d:67:54:12, rssi = -45, rate = 54 (100%), channel = 7, encryption = 0x8, ap = 1, failures =   0, age = 39, ssid[ 9] = "polarbear"
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AirPort: Link Down on en0. Reason 1 (Unspecified).
Sep 5 00:29:35 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::powerOn()
Sep 5 00:29:36 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANChipManagerSdio4329::downloadFirmware(): start
Sep 5 00:29:36 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANChipManagerSdio4329::downloadFirmware(): finish
Sep 5 00:29:36 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: BCMWLAN Firmware Version: wl0: Aug 26 2011 02:34:35 version 4.221.54.22
Sep 5 00:29:36 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: nvram file version 4.221.54.22
Sep 5 00:29:36 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::initFirmware(): country code set to XX2
Sep 5 00:29:36 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::initFirmware(): Packet glomming ON (mode=7)
Sep 5 00:29:36 Peters-iPod wifid[13] <Error>: WiFi:[368494176.616677]: Processing link event DOWN
Sep 5 00:29:37 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::initFirmware(): There was an existing PNO config, reprogramming
Sep 5 00:29:37 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore:initFirmware(): 2469 RoamScan feature is not enabled for this platform
Sep 5 00:29:37 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::initFirmware(): successful initialization
Sep 5 00:29:37 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore:initFirmware(): 2496 PropTxStatus feature is not enabled for this platform
Sep 5 00:29:37 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::powerOn(): stateFlags(40e3)
Sep 5 00:29:37 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANBusInterfaceSdio::powerOn()
Sep 5 00:29:37 Peters-iPod UserEventAgent[12] <Warning>: DEBUG: Changing WiFi state: 0
Sep 5 00:29:37 Peters-iPod configd[44] <Notice>: network configuration changed.
Sep 5 00:29:37 Peters-iPod mDNSResponder[34] <Error>: DeregisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (192.168.0.95)
Sep 5 00:29:37 Peters-iPod apsd[49] <Warning>: <APSCourier: 0x17a190>: Stream error occurred for <APSTCPStream: 0xfe95de0>: Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=57 "The operation couldn’-t -b-e -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d-. -S-o-c-k-e-t -i-s -n-o-t -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-e-d-" -U-s-e-r-I-n-f-o-=-0-x-1-8-2-5-e-0 -{-}
Sep 5 00:29:37 Peters-iPod apsd[49] <Warning>: <APSCourier: 0x17a190>: Stream error occurred for <APSTCPStream: 0xfe95e40>: Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=2 "The operation couldn’-t -b-e -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d-. -(-k-C-F-E-r-r-o-r-D-o-m-a-i-n-C-F-N-e-t-w-o-r-k -e-r-r-o-r -2-.-)-" -U-s-e-r-I-n-f-o-=-0-x-f-e-8-e-2-4-0 -{-k-C-F-G-e-t-A-d-d-r-I-n-f-o-F-a-i-l-u-r-e-K-e-y-=-8-}
Sep 5 00:29:39 Peters-iPod wifid[13] <Error>: WiFi:[368494179.091333]: Processing link event UP
Sep 5 00:29:39 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANCore::setASSOCIATE() [wifid]: lowerAuth = AUTHTYPE_OPEN, upperAuth = AUTHTYPE_WPA2_PSK, key = CIPHER_PMK , don't disassociate    .
Sep 5 00:29:39 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: [139978.345418625]: AppleBCMWLANNetManager::prepareToBringUpLink(): Delaying powersave entry in order to get an IP address
Sep 5 00:29:39 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLAN Joined BSS:     @ 0xc067f800, BSSID = 00:18:4d:67:54:12, rssi = -49, rate = 54 (100%), channel = 7, encryption = 0x8, ap = 1, failures =   0, age = 1, ssid[ 9] = "polarbear"
Sep 5 00:29:39 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AirPort: Link Up on en0
Sep 5 00:29:39 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: en0: BSSID changed to 00:18:4d:67:54:12
Sep 5 00:29:39 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleBCMWLANJoinManager::handleSupplicantEvent(): status = 6, reason = 0, flags = 0x0, authtype = 0, addr = 00:00:00:00:00:00
Sep 5 00:29:40 Peters-iPod kernel[0] <Debug>: [139980.075593458]: AppleBCMWLANNetManager::receivedIPv4Address(): Received address 192.168.0.95, entering powersave mode 2
Sep 5 00:29:40 Peters-iPod configd[44] <Notice>: network configuration changed.
Sep 5 00:29:40 Peters-iPod configd[44] <Notice>: Captive: en0: Not probing 'polarbear' (protected network)
Sep 5 00:29:40 Peters-iPod mDNSResponder[34] <Error>: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (FE80:0000:0000:0000:5AB0:35FF:FE35:C9B7)
Sep 5 00:29:40 Peters-iPod mDNSResponder[34] <Error>: mDNS_RegisterInterface: Frequent transitions for interface en0 (192.168.0.95)
Sep 5 00:29:40 Peters-iPod configd[44] <Notice>: network configuration changed.
Sep 5 00:29:41 Peters-iPod UserEventAgent[12] <Warning>: DEBUG: Changing WiFi state: 1

My MacBook Air 13' (2013) will occasionally start the fan at full blast, not connect to any wifi or detect any wifi, and will remove the battery icon from my menu bad as well as tell me there is no battery connected. How do I fix this?

My MacBook Air 13' (2013) will occasionally start the fan at full blast, not connect to any wifi or detect any wifi, and will remove the battery icon from my menu bad as well as tell me there is no battery connected. How do I fix this? I have restarted my computer multiple times, **** it down, and ran a diagnostic test to tell me nothing is wrong and my computer is not running any applications. There is no reason for the fan to be on full blast! when I try to set the option to show my battery icon in the menu bar, it will automatically uncheck. How do I fix all of this?

Have you tried SMC and PRAM resets?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
Ciao.

I have a mac pro g4 when i load a cd or dvd there is no start up noise from drive and icon will not show on desktop or in itunes. How should i troubleshoot? pioneer 105 mirror door

I have a mac pro g4 when i load a cd or dvd there is no start up noise from drive and icon will not show on desktop or in itunes. How should i troubleshoot? pioneer 105 mirror door

PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-105:
Firmware Revision:          A506
Interconnect:          ATAPI
Burn Support:          Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache:          2000 KB
Reads DVD:          Yes
CD-Write:          -R, -RW
DVD-Write:          -R, -RW
Write Strategies:          CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media:          Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds
yes its a power mac thanks its been a long month and Merry Christmas thanks for checking my question im hoping its a driver problem but not liking some other stuff looking like replace drive

Avast for mac will not install unless I close safari and mail but both are closed. I turned off computer and started again but same message appears.

avast antivirus for mac will not install unless I close safari and mail which are both off. I have shut down my imac and started again but same message when I tired to install. Help please.

jejerry wrote:
do you use any antivirus software ...
In General 3rd Party AV Software is Not Required as Mac OS X tends to look after itself.
Read Here > https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4545776?tstart=0
See Here > Antivirus Discussion

I am trying to install bootcamp with windows xp professional on my macbook core duo. This is my first mac and i just purchased it. The disk will partition but when i try to start the installer a white screen appears then a folder with a ? in it appears

I just recently purchased this macbook. The optical drive was faulty, i opened it up and rubbed alcohol on the lens and that didnt work. I connected an old ide dvd rw drive in a 3.5 enclosure and it seems to work like a charm. I installed snow leopard with it so i know that it is in complete working order. I also upgraded the ram so that should not be an issue either. This is a first generation macbook 1.1 with the core duo processor. I just want to install my xp professional operating system onto this unit. I have the original xp professional disk with service pack 2, not a burned iso. When i try to launch the windows installer the dvd drive fires up and it seems like its attempting to launch windows then the screen goes from bright white to a folder with a question mark on it. From there nothing happens. Is there something i can do or that i am missing here?

Your problem is not Boot Camp, in fact, is your optical drive. Win XP requires indeed sp2, but also the internal drive, does not work from external optical drive.
For other possible tricks, please use the appropriate Boot Camp forum, not here. Mac OS X may be installed from both external and internal optical drive and/or internal/external partition of a disk, any disk. Windows is not so generous.

Mac book pro ideel when startup will not start

will not start ideel in startup

Try SMC and NVRAM resets:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063
Ciao.

I've lost a book I was writing, using pages. my mac air could not autosave it because my start up disc was full. the computer froze, i turned it off, then back on, and it was working fine but the file was gone.

ow do I recover a Pages file lost because Mac Air start up disc was full and couldn't autosave?

Unless you've done anything to change it, Google keeps every email that ever passes through their server in your All Mail folder/mailbox/label. Even if you delete stuff, they hold onto it, there. You have to go out of your way to actually delete anything permanently.

HT202152 I have tried updating my apps and software but it says my startup disk or hard disk is full. I deleted a lot of files and apps but they won't be erased from the trash. Please help

I have tried updating my apps and software but it says my startup disk or hard disk is full. I deleted a lot of files and apps but they won't be erased from the trash. Please help.

For information about the Other category in the Storage display, see this support article. If the display seems to be inaccurate, try rebuilding the Spotlight index.
Empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. If you use iPhoto, empty its internal Trash first:
iPhoto ▹ Empty Trash
In Photos:
File ▹ Show Recently Deleted ▹ Delete All
Do the same in other applications, such as Aperture, that have an internal Trash feature. Then restart the computer. That will temporarily free up some space.
According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation—not the mythical 10%, 15%, or any other percentage. You also need enough space left over to allow for growth of the data. There is little or no performance advantage to having more available space than the minimum Apple recommends. Available storage space that you'll never use is wasted space.
When Time Machine backs up a portable Mac, some of the free space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of recently deleted files. The space occupied by local snapshots is reported as available by the Finder, and should be considered as such. In the Storage display of System Information, local snapshots are shown as Backups. The snapshots are automatically deleted when they expire or when free space falls below a certain level. You ordinarily don't need to, and should not, delete local snapshots yourself. If you followed bad advice to disable local snapshots by running a shell command, you may have ended up with a lot of data in the Other category. Ask for instructions in that case.
See this support article for some simple ways to free up storage space.
You can more effectively use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) or GrandPerspective (GP) to explore the volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can also delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one. Note that ODS only works with OS X 10.8 or later. If you're running an older OS version, use GP.
Deleting files inside a photo or iTunes library will corrupt the library. Changes to such a library must be made from within the application that created it. The same goes for Mail files.
Proceed further only if the problem isn't solved by the above steps.
ODS or GP can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
Back up all data now.
Install the app in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it if it's running.
Triple-click anywhere in the corresponding line of text below on this page to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
For ODS:
security execute-with-privileges /A*/OmniDiskSweeper.app/*/M*/* 2>&-
For GP:
security execute-with-privileges /A*/GrandPerspective.app/*/M*/* 2>&-
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. You'll be prompted for your login password.
The application window will open behind other open windows. When you scan a volume, the window will eventually show all files in all folders, sorted by size. It may take a few minutes for the app to finish scanning.
I don't recommend that you make a habit of doing this. Don't delete anything as root. If something needs to be deleted, make sure you know what it is and how it got there, and then delete it by other, safer, means. When in doubt, leave it alone or ask for guidance.
When you're done with the app, quit it and also quit Terminal.

I have a macbook air late 2010 and keep getting a warning that my hard drive is full and to delete things so I purchased a external hard drive (1TB) but I'm just not sure what the correct way to transfer and store files to the external drive is. First MAC

I purchased a macbook air about 5 months ago and lately i keep recieving a warning that the hard drive or disk is full and that I will need to move items to trash in order to free up space on it. I purchased a external hard drive 1 TB but I'm very new to mac and ios and unsure as to how I'm suppose to transfer my files (video, pics, music etc.) from my mac over to the external hard drive in the correct way so I won't end up deleting them permenately or screwing anything up with my mac as far as the applications and programs being able to run. Am I supposed to just copy to the external hard drive and then move to and empty the trash? That's pretty much all I could come up with, but then what if i need or want to access that file again at a later time. Also, I have an i Phone and i pad so with i cloud it automatically syncs all my purcheses and if i delete something from itunes on my mac it deletes from my ipad.
I'd appreciate any kind of input i think im just a little lost here. I have to say i love my Mac and wouldn't trade it for anything (except maybe a macbook pro w/more memory)... Is there something I'm missing???

To free up hard drive space the best bet is to move data files that you don't need access to all the time. Likely candidates are music, video, and photos. Things like word processing and spreadsheet files can also be moved but they tend not to be very large and so don't free up much space. The problem with moving the above mentioned files is that iTunes and iPhoto need to know where the files are stored.
Here's an article explaining how to move the iTunes folder. You can move the iPhoto library using the Finder but there is a slight complication. Start iPhoto, open the Preferences and click on the Advanced tab. The first option is "Copy items to the iPhoto Library". If this option is checked, copy the iPhoto library to your external folder (drag it from the Pictures folder to your external drive) and then delete it from your Picture folder. If this option is not checked, it is a bit more complicated and we'll need to talk a bit.

How long should I let Safe Mode startup run? I keep getting the "disk0s2 i/o error" message and I'm just not sure when to give up and try a different method. I already ran disk utility in Recovery Mode and it said there were no repairs needed.

How long should I let Safe Mode startup run? I keep getting the "disk0s2 i/o error" message and I'm just not sure when to give up and try a different method. I already ran disk utility in Recovery Mode and it said there were no repairs needed but it still kept getting stuck on the apple loading screen.

You have limited opportunity to attempt to create a backup of your created files.
That is what the SafeBoot or safemode appears to allow you -- at the moment.
Since the hard disk drive exhibits signs of failure or other major issues, plan
on a replacement in the near future. You may be able to get the computer to
start up in a regular full OS X (not safe mode) but consider its hours are limited.
An externally enclosed hard disk drive (with own power supply, not relying on
Mac ports to run it) is a good basic means of which to use a disk utility to make
a copy or a Clone of the current OS X. This may help retrieve an archive that
could be used along with a Time Machine backup, to restore your Mac once you
get a new hard drive installed inside.
Good luck & happy computing!

Mac Mini: Error-Disk Full-UNABLE TO BOOT-WHITE SCREEN at STARTUP

Please Help!
Last night a message popped up saying "STARTUP DISK FULL/almost full...Delete files to make disk space available"
Immediately after that message the system froze and I waited for a hour to see if it would unfreeze by itself
It didn't so I then pressed and held the power button until the system shut down
Now when I power up my mac mini, all I see is a white screen
Please advise...any and all help would be very much appreciated

Which model Mac mini is it? If it is quite an old one it might not in pre-boot stage know how to drive a brand new style keyboard. You can double check the keyboard itself is ok by plugging it in to your MacBook when it is already booted.
You could also test the DVD in your MacBook.
If you have not used the DVD drive in the Mac mini for a while it might have got dirty. Eject the disc if you can and carefully blow in to the disc opening to try and clear any dust.
Normally, methods of ejecting the disk would be -
Holding down the mouse button while you start the computer
Pressing the eject key on the keyboard
and various other methods that need the computer to be already up and running
Any Apple stores in your area?
It could possibly be still trying to boot from the hard disk - if your not able to get the keyboard recognised then obviously your not yet able to get it to accept a command to boot from a different drive. If your Mac mini is an older model and hence not in pre-boot mode able to recognise the new keyboard, do you have any friends with an old plastic Mac keyboard?
An older keyboard would be one that looks like this http://www.user-agent.org/stuff/images/mac_keyboard_02.jpg
You probably have a new one that looks like http://media.macworld.co.uk/cmsdata/products/10514/07kb_top.jpg
If you feel up to it, an option would be to take the Mac mini apart and remove the hard disk, then if you have the bits, put it in an external case and you can then connect it to the MacBook as an external drive. I have all those bits available to me but many ordinary users don't.

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