TS1388 My disk says it is full;
However when I add up my various folders the file size do not account for the whole disk. I'm trying to determine where the problem lies.
Download from the Internet OmniDiskSweeper (free) and open it. It will show all of your files and the respective sizes.
In addition, this link may provide useful information;
http://pondini.org/OSX/DiskSpace.html
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My startup disk keeps saying it is full and has done for a few moths. I have been through and deleted as much as I can, transferred movies to an external drive and emptied the trash, but it keeps coming up as full again after a while even though I haven't loaed anything else on......what do I do? It is so short of space now that it is saying there isn't enough memory to run some applications?? HELP!! I am new at all this stuff.
It sounds like a runaway process is filling up your volume.
Boot in safe mode. First, disconnect all wired peripherals except keyboard, mouse, and monitor, if applicable, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including your login items.
Use a tool such as the one linked below to explore your volume and find out what's taking up the space:
OmniDiskSweeper - Products - The Omni Group -
Installed Mavericks - restarted, but didn't finish iphoto update - force quit - restart gray screen stall, powers off - safe mode says disk full -recovery mode says mac and receovery HDs locked - verify disk says - recovery ok - repair says no live support?
When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console 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.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.
Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
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How do I erase things from my start up disk? My computer says its almost full.
How do I erase things from my start up disk? My computer says its almost full.
See Here...
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My mac air says hard drive full and 90% is full of 'other' which I cant work out what 'other' is as i Have transferred most to my external hard drive.
Do you know how I can tell how large each file is taking up and what my 'other' category could be?
thanksInitial easy steps to gain disk space:
- Delete all files in the Downloads folder.
Empty the Trash.
- Start iPhoto.
Empty its trash.
Restart.
Backup:
Run a Time Machine (or other) backup since you are about to delete and move files and you may need to recover from any inadvertent mistakes or decisions. You will need one external hard drive for your Time Machine (or other) backup and a second if you plan to offload some files. (See suggestions for where to purchase hard drives at the end of this message.)
For more about backups:
Time Machine Basics: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1427
Most commonly used backup methods:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3045
Methodology to protect your data. Backups vs. Archives. Long-term data protection:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6031
Deleting files:
Then use the free application OmniDiskSweeper http://www.omnigroup.com/more to explore your volume in descending order by size so you can attack the problem from the top down, deleting the largest unwanted files first. Delete with caution and do not delete any system files. Remember to empty the trash after trashing the files.
Additional reference on freeing disk space:
http://pondini.org/OSX/DiskSpace.html
Offloading files:
Consider moving some of the no-often-used large files or directories to an external disk. Use ODS again to find them. This will be at least your second hard drive. Your first one(s) is/are for your Time Machine (or other) backup(s). Do not offload files onto a Time Machine disk.
Format the second drive as Mac OS Extended (journaled). Using OWS to find large files/folders and copy them from the system drive to the external hard drive and delete them from your internal drive.
Then > System Preferences > Time Machine > Options… > Remove the offload HD name from the exclusions list.
Now both your system disk and your external offload disk will be backed up onto your Time Machine disk.
From: http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/freeingspace.html
To move your iTunes Music folder to another disk or partition:
To change the location of your iTunes Music folder, carefully follow the instructions in the AppleCare® Knowledge Base document "iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Music folder."Additional information can be found in iTunes Help.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.thexlab.com/105/ 00000849.html
Laptop users may want to consider having two iTunes libraries: a small library of current favorites on their computer, while their complete library resides on an external hard drive. Utilities like iTunes Library Manager enable you to easily have multiple iTunes libraries you can use with your account. https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7689/itunes-library-manager
To move your iPhoto Library folder to another disk or partition:
To move the iPhoto Library folder to a new location, employ the instructions in the AppleCare Knowledge Base document from http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2506 corresponding to the version of iPhoto you are using. Additional information can be found in iPhoto Help.
Laptop users may want to consider having two iPhoto libraries: a small library of current, favorite photographs on their computer, while their complete library, or archives of older photos are saved on an external hard drive. Utilities such as iPhoto Buddy and iPhoto Library Manager enable you to have multiple iPhoto libraries that you can use with your account.
https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/12175/iphoto-buddy
https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7158/iphoto-library-manager
Hardware — Bigger disk/SSD:
OWC sells 120, 240 and 480 GB SSD upgrades for MacBook Airs. A 240 GB upgrade costs $265. http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/ . If your Mac is under warranty or AppleCare replacing the SSD will void the warranty. -
Cannot boot my MacBook Pro. Tryed CMD+R, reinstall OS, error message :damaged HD. When trying to repait it says it's OK. Yesterday HD wasn't even half full when I turned it off, now it says it's full.
What may have happened is an error and a kernel panic, filling up the logfiles.
What I recommend is first to find a way to backup your data without booting the hard drive directly if it isn't already backed up, and then get Alsoft Disk Warrior to repair the hard drive. You'll probably want an external drive from http://www.macsales.com/
And you'll want to go into Hard drive -> Library -> Logs, System -> Library -> Logs, and Users -> yourname -> Library -> Logs to remove whatever you find there.
If after booting it fills up again, start by removing all startup items in your System Preferences for your user, and rebooting in safe mode with the shift key held down. If the hard drive is over 85% full after removing the logfiles, you may want to look at what were the last applications you installed.
Peer2peer software if installed can be as bad as a virus, because it enables others to access your computer. Insecure wireless networks are just as bad, if they are WEP or no encryption and someone is within 1500 feet of your computer.
If no such software is installed, your RAM probably has failed. Run the hardware test that came with your computer, by booting with the 'D' key.
If nothing shows up there, it can still be the RAM. Especially if you've seen any 4 language screens telling you to restart.
Here's more on kernel panics:
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Final cut pro x keeps on saying files are full when trying to export when their not ?
Hi
Final cut pro x keeps on saying files are full when i'm trying to export when they are not full and also what setting do i export them on for a small quicktime?The preset that will give you the smallest file is email and you will have 3 choices of size. Not sure what you consider small, but also take a look at Apple Device.
Your error message is Files are Full or DIsk is Full? Will need more info about your system specs, the format of the clips you're using and your project settings.
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Exporting slideshow from iphoto to idvd /message says" disc is full"
when exporting slideshow from iphoto to idvd /message says" disc is full" It is a new mac with 2gb extra memory. I have cleared out all extraneous files, so there should be room on the disc. Help, this is a student''s work and would love to help them burn the dvd slideshow.
Patricia
IS this your Hard Disk is full?
OS X needs about 10 gigs of HD space to function normally. It uses this space for things like Virtual Memory and temporary files and other OS operations.
I have cleared out all extraneous files, so there should be room on the disc
How did you do this? Did you empty the trash?
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CS6 Disk Cache reporting as full when it's not
I put a 120GB Samsung Pro 840 Pro SSD on a Sonnet Tempo Card into my 4,1 Mac Pro to use a AE's Disk Cache, I set the disk cache to 100GB
Recently AE often reports that there is not enough available space on the drive for the cache when I start it up. When I look at the drive in the OS, it says there is over 100GB available and the cache folder is 10GB in size. A previous time the numbers were different but essentially the problem was the same - I should have a lot of free space but AE doesn't see it.
What the hell is going on?That message does not say that the cache is full.
That message says that there is not enough room to safely store the amount of cache that you have specified.
So, the cache may only have 20GB in it now, but After Effects is telling you that if it fills to the full 100GB that you have specified, then you're going to run into problems.
This is meant as a polite forward-looking warning that you have set the total size of the folder too high for the amount of space that you have on your disk.
You should never fill a disk all the way full. You should always leave some free space. Opinions differ, but 20% is a good conservative amount to leave free. -
i have a mac osx version 10.6.8 no windows installed and i am trying to install a program but keep getting can not run in dos mode ( the disk says on back works on intel mac with parallels or vm fusion) is this program not compatible with my mac?
You run Windows in Parallels or Fusion. Then in Windows you install the program.
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I need to strip out my time capsule and reload info from computer. It says it is full, but actually has duplicate info as I took all of my files out of an older computer and put them in the new one. It is 500GB, but I only have half of thayt on my computer. I want to start over. I downloaded instructions to do it with airport utility, but in the new OS there is just a picture of my time capsule and no way to get to "manual" to delete info and reinstall. Any help out there? Greatly appreciated, Craig
Using Mountain Lion, the AirPort Utility screen looks like this:
It will not stop "restarting". I think I need to pull the plug
This is an entirely different problem than you described in your intial post. Probably all you can do is pull the power, wait a minute and see if the Time Capsule will restart when you power it up again. -
1) Could not start up os x
2) Only could start bootcamp
3) Tried resetting nvram
4) Could not start even in bootcamp
5) Verify disk says …. Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”
Error: Live file system repair is not supported
6) Installed maverick on USB drive
7) Boot from USB drive. Tried verifying HD: Volume header needs minor repair. The volume Recovery HD was found corrupt and needs to be repaired. Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”: Error: live file system repair is not supported.
8) The terminal code says
9) Last login: Wed Feb 11 14:09:47 on console
10) xxxx-MacBook:~ xxxx$ diskutil list
11) /dev/disk0
12) #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
13) 0: GUID_partition_scheme *160.0 GB disk0
14) 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
15) 2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 80.1 GB disk0s2
16) 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
17) 4: Microsoft Basic Data 50.0 GB disk0s4
18) /dev/disk1
19) #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
20) 0: GUID_partition_scheme *15.6 GB disk1
21) 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk1s1
22) 2: Apple_HFS BOOT 14.8 GB disk1s2
23) 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk1s3
24) Saeedehs-MacBook:~ saeedehmirbagheri$ diskutil cs list
25) No CoreStorage logical volume groups found
26) Saeedehs-MacBook:~ saeedehmirbagheri$ sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
27) Password:
28) gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=160041885696; sectorsize=512; blocks=312581808
29) gpt show: /dev/disk0: PMBR at sector 0
30) gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
31) gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 312581807
32) start size index contents
33) 0 1 PMBR
34) 1 1 Pri GPT header
35) 2 32 Pri GPT table
36) 34 6
37) 40 409600 1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
38) 409640 156394528 2 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
39) 156804168 1269544 3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
40) 158073712 56853648
41) 214927360 97652736 4 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
42) 312580096 1679
43) 312581775 32 Sec GPT table
44) 312581807 1 Sec GPT header
45) xxxx-MacBook:~ xxxx$ sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
46) Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 19457/255/63 [312581808 sectors]
47) Signature: 0xAA55
48) Starting Ending
49) #: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [ start - size]
50) ------------------------------------------------------------------------Thank you -
I booted from external USB. The diskutil list output is from OS x booting from the USB, which shows the following:
Saeedehs-MacBook:~ saeedehmirbagheri$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *160.0 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD 80.1 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
4: Microsoft Basic Data 50.0 GB disk0s4
/dev/disk1
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *15.6 GB disk1
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk1s1
2: Apple_HFS BOOT 14.8 GB disk1s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk1s3
Saeedehs-MacBook:~ saeedehmirbagheri$ diskutil cs list
No CoreStorage logical volume groups found
I am not able to use target disk mode because I don't have firewire/thunderbolt ports. -
Help. I just purchased an HP Laserjet Pro 300 multifunction laserjet printer for a new home office. I tried to load it on my Macbook Pro which has the OSX 10.7.5 operating system and the disk says it only goes to OSX 10.6. Do I need to return this heavy printer?
Ditch the disk.
If the Mac is up to date with all system updates, it probably is already carrying all it needs to talk to the printer. Just open the Print & Scan perfpane in System Preferences and get the two talking (USB: plug it in, Network: type in the IP address, if the Mac hasn't discovered it already), give it a few seconds and just confirm the correct model has been chosen. Many times the printer will pop up in the list on its own accord, else use the plus ( + ) button to add manually. Holler if you need more help. -
I can't figure out why my ipad is saying it's full but I have just purchased storage on the cloud
Not sure what I am doing wrong here. I am not able to take pic or vids on ipad as it's saying it's full but I have purchased storage on the cloud and set it up as directed on the website
Can anyone help me figure out what I need to do please
ThanksAn easy check. Go into the settings on your iPad, and under your iCloud account, check the setting for "photos". If there is a setting for "my photo stream" and it is on, then you are using Photo Stream - My Photo Stream FAQ - Apple Support
Note from that FAQ that Photo Stream never used any of your personal iCloud storage anyway, so buying more personal storage does not increase space for photo stream. Photo stream is a system intended for synchronization of images across multiple devices and was never intended to be used as permanent storage or backup. It is a temporary parking place for images to allow for them to be shared across multiple devices.
With iOS 8.3 and OS X 10.10.3, there is a new service, iCloud Photo Library which actually IS online storage of your photo's - all your photo's. It does use space in your personal iCloud account. Since the default free storage is only 5GB and is used for your iCloud mail, backups, synchronized files and data, the default setting for iCloud Photo Library is to keep all photo's on the device as they are, in order not to fill up your free iCloud storage. If you purchase additional storage and want to remove photos from an iDevice or computer, then you need to change the settings on the device to clear out space once it has uploaded images to your iCloud account.
If, in your iPad's settings, general, about just look at the "version" line. If it is not showing 8.3, then you cannot possibly be using iCloud Photo Library and must be using Photo Stream. Until you upgrade to iOS 8.3 you would not even have the option to use iCloud Photo Library as it is a new service, introduced with iOS 8.3.
If you are running iOS 8.3, under your iCloud account settings, under "Photos" you will have three settings:
1. iCloud Photo Library - enable this to use your personal iCloud account storage for cloud storage of your photo library
2. My Photo Stream - enable this to synchronize photo's across all your devices that share the same iCloud account. This does NOT use any of your personal iCloud account's storage. Images will be automatically deleted from your stream after 30 days.
3. iCloud Photo Sharing - allows you to create albums which can be shared (viewed) with others. -
Greeting users,
I have bought a second hand g5. It is an older model 1.8 x2. Everything is running fine but i have encounted a problem with the Hard disk.
The machine starts up fine, and all programmes run fine. The issue i have is the Hd in the top right hand corner is saying it is empty? If I run my cursor over it, right click, open 'get info'.... the disk says has no space and no space available. ( its a new 500gb drive ) it says USED SPACE: x, FREE SPACE: x.
Another example is, If i put a usb drive in and try to copy an MP3 from the usb drive to my desk top, a message comes up saying ' no space available '? ?
I took the HD out yesterday and the problen came after I put it back in and connected the data cables ETC.
Is there something i have to do in order to get my HD back to normal order? If i go to applications/disk utility the HD comes up in the top left hand colum and shows that it is working and has over 470gb free???
I am a new user to mac.... and thought it could be something simple.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! I love MAC!
Thank you.
SimonHi Simon, and a warm welcome to the forums!
A very strange problem.
Could be many things, we should start with this...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)
If perchance you can't find your install Disc, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward.
Are there perhaps 2 drives in it?
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