What do i do if my memory is full and i cant log in to clear it???

I have a macbook an i've had this message appear several times "your memori is almost full and you need to delete files".
Yesterday i tried to delete many files, but my computer didnt let me do so, then i tried to save my files via time machine but it got stucked!
So i restarted it in hope it eoud work again just fine, but after i logged in the screen turned gray and all i can do is move the mouse and watch the arrow move! There are no buttons to click on or to see the battery. I can only turn it off by pressing the on button for many seconds.
Please what can i do to delete my files of save them and then delete everything so it will be fast and work fine?
Please help
Thankyou

Your second question first - the goal is to repair the hard drive. If that works you will not lose anything on the computer.
To try to repair the drive, put the first disk in to the computer and start it up while holding down the C key.
You will see the beginning of the OS installation process. But you are not going to do an installation.
On the first screen you see, select the language and continue.
On the sceond screen there is a full menu bar. Click Utilities and select Disk Utility.
When DU is running, select your hard drive on the left, the First Aid tab on the top to the right, and click Repair Disk on the bottom left.
If that goes through to the end without a hitch, you quit Disk Utility and restart the computer as usual. And cross your fingers.

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