Where did my memory go?

I finally got my external hard drive replaced so I decided to do a backup so I could free up some space on my startup disk in order to run Windows. After much toil and hard work I managed to free up an over 20 GB from my startup disk, more than sufficient to partition my hard drive for use with Windows. Unfortunately, when I began the process of partitioning with Boot Camp I received a message telling me my disk could not be partitioned. I used Disk Utility in an attempt to repair the disk, but that option was unavailable. So I reset my computer with the OSX Leopard DVD in the drive as prescribed by another user on these forums to see if that would correct the problem. I was then put through the entire install process for Leopard and given the option to erase the disk or to create a journal or an archive or something containing info from the updated version of Leopard (10.5.2) I was using since I installed 10.5. I wasnt sure what the outcome would be for either option so I went with what I considered to be the safe route and I created an archive. But now when I go to repair the disk, the option is still unavailable, and when I verify the disk im told there are no problems. The worst part is that now when I try to partition my startup disk, it says I dont have even 10GB of space available. After checking I learned that I really only have 8.5GB. What happened to all my disk space? Is it being used up by said Archive? If so, where do I find it and how do I get rid of it ( if I dare to). I also tried to use time machine to go back and restore my computer to the way it was before I reinstalled Leopard, but I dont know How to do that. I can only figure out how to install single items from the various backups displayed. I thought that there would be a way to partition part of my external hard rive to run Windows from there but I didnt see that as an option either. I realize Im asking like 20 questions in a single post, but if any one has any insight that might help me in any of these particular areas I greatly appreciate it. I have done numerous searches in these forums to find answers but to no avail, hence this post.
To make it to the point, first: Is it possible to restore my entire computer using Time Machine to the way it was before I reinstalled Leopard, and if so, how do I go about doing it? And second, can I partition out part of my WD MyBook 500GB external hard drive to run Windows from rather than partitioning out my Macs startup disk, and if so, how do I do that? Thanks.

You are confusing memory with HD space. Two different things. Memory is RAM. You are concerned with disk space.
In "Previous Systems" folder you will find your previous systems from archive and installs. You may delete them after a successful install. Each previous system is about 10GB and there can be one for each A&I you did.
You restore using TM by inserting your Leopard DVD and rebooting, holding down the "C" key.
Select Utilities from the top menu and the select restore from TM. Just follow the instructions and you won't go wrong.
Bootcamp only partitions your internal drive. You can run Winders from an external disk, but not using bootcamp. You need some 3rd party tools, such as rEFIt.

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Where did my memory go? HD showing full but why??

I have an 80GB HD - it's only rated to 75GB which is fine.
The problem is it's showing completely full, but when I look in Finder under Macintosh HD, the 4 folders (Applications, Library, System and Users) only take up 65GB of space.
What happened to the other 10GB - where did it go? I've looked for it everywhere...

80 GB turns out is about 75.2 GB formatted. The reason is ISO. Unfortunately the entire hard drive industry has played this game since the beginning, and ISO has let them get away with it. It is discussed in:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=30065
The other two thirds of lost space, may be taken up by invisible files.
See my FAQ*:
http://www.macmaps.com/diskfull.html
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.
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Where did the memory go?

I have a 30 gig ipod that I just reformatted. I tried to put files on it and its telling me there is no more room. The one file that did transfer was around 3 gig. Where is the other 27 gig of memory being taken up? When I view the ipod in itunes it actually tells me there is around 24 gig (roughly) available. However when I try to use it as a hard drive and transfer files to it I recieve an error message telling me that there is no more room available. I'm really confused.

I believe it is a 5th generation 30 gig ipod. It was my sons and he broke the headphone jack. He was going to throw it away. When I caught him I took it and checked the box in itunes to use it as basicly a 30 gig flash drive. This has come in handy since I go to school for commercial art and some of the files are quite large.
I was using it on my imac but needed it to move some information between a pc laptop (windows 7) and pc desktop (xp). In order to do this I had to reformat the ipod using itunes. An error message came up when I inserted the ipod into the desktop asking me if I wanted to use itunes to reformat. I checked the box yes and off it went. Now when you look at the settings on the ipod it says there is 24 gig of memory available. When you look at properties of the ipod in the pc's control panel it also says there is 24 gig of memory available. itunes again says there is 24 gig of memory available. However when I attempt to move files into the ipod from the folder located on the pc desktop it gives me the error message telling me there is no more room available.
Now I know that when you are using a mac and you just delete files from (say a flash drive) if you do not empty the trash at times those files will remain unseen exactly as in this manner. Once you actually empty the trash the files will fully be gone. I never emptied the trash on the imac. I did a total reformat on the pc and I would think that everything was now gone. It is acting as though the trash needs emptied. I would have to reformat the ipod to mac again to empty the trash. I'm really a bit mystified here.

Where did the memory space g

I have a Zen Micro 5gb that is a little over a year old. It says it is supposed to hold 2500 songs, yet mine says it is full at 200. How can the memory be less than half of what it should be? Can anyone help me fix this annoying problem? Thank you!

That's the problem with mp3 player song amount listings. They pretty much always use the worst quality bit rate possible for examples. I only have 40 or so on my 6gb, and it's already half full. It also depends on the time. I think they usually use 3 minutes per song to calculate it. Unfortunately, it sounds like you'll need a new player. I want to sell my micro and get something with video and a bigger capacity, and right now, the place where I can get the most money is amazon.com.

Nokia e72 and where did the memory go????

New Nokia e72, after the disappointing Nokia E75 i really didn`t expect Nokia to release another unfinished phone!
Dont get me wrong, great Phone the E72, solid hardware, but it has the same memory problem found in other nokia devices. 42 M at start up. Tried to go on the internet with the build in browser, 2 big flash sites like CNN and sadly the memory was down to between 356 K to 1 M, and the phone didn´t react anymore. After shuting down the browser, the E72 had 42 M in free memory again. It's the same story when using Spotify or Youtube.
Is there any one else with the same problem? What will/can Nokia do about it?
Best regards

I am using the program PhoNetInfo to check for available RAM. Find it at http://www.patrickfrei.ch/phonetinfo/index.html. Not sure if there's an easier solution? You will need to follow the instructions to have it signed at http://symbiansigned.com for it to work.
As for the main thread, I am using an E73, which is basically the same as an E72. Memory was one of the shortcomings I knew about when buying the phone, but so far I have hit only one browser "Out of memory" error. Guess the sites I use either have a mobile version or simply aren't so memory intensive? But I might look at this problem from the other perspective. Unless they're loaded with pictures, web sites that trigger "Out of memory" are probably obscenely FAT! I marvel at the design of certain modern web sites. It's as if the programmers get paid by line of code, or are in competition to win this year's Rube Goldberg prize, for the most unnecessarily complicated invention. Try downloading such a web site over a dial-up connection. In this case, the problem is totally different, but the resulting frustration is the same. And IMHO, the cause is the same: BAD DESIGN. Simpler is better for visitors and both cheaper and easier to maintain.
Has anybody tried the Skyfire? While it likely has some problems of its own, I assume it will work around a straightforward "Out of memory" error...because it's not a real web browser?

Please help!! I got my iPhone 4s screen fixed, now in my Photos it shows nothing, although in my memory usage it shows 10.5gb of photos, thats 2000 photos not showing up. What happened?! Where did all my photos go?!

I got my iPhone 4s screen fixed, now in my Photos it shows nothing, although in my memory usage it shows 10.5gb of photos, thats 2000 photos not showing up. What happened?! Where did all my photos go?!

WOOHOO!!! i finaly fixed the problem. Here is what to do:
Chances are if you did the same thing as me you either have
A) No album names at all for ALL your songs in your library
or
B) Have the same name for every album for ALL your songs in your library.
Here is how to fix it (yah it will take a little work but its worth getting your iPod functioning properly).
Unless you dont want to have to go and actualy set al lthe album names for every song here is what you can do:
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Where did my pics go ??? Transferred pics from memory card to Mac Pro and lost pics on memory card and unable to find on Mac

where did my pics go. Transferred 40-50- pic from camera memory card to Mac via slot; lost pics on memory card and unable to find anywhere in Mac. May have gone to Open Office as Data . Is that possible and if so can I get pics back or if not so ,where could they be????

First place to check is in the iPhoto library. If the images were imported there then they will be visible in the previews created.
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I uploaded a lot of important pictures to iPhoto, after downloading them I deleted them off my memory card. Now, iPhoto will not let me look at the pictures and the album in which I put them is empty. Where did they go? What should I do? Help please!

I uploaded a lot of important pictures to iPhoto, and then deleted them off my memory card. I tried looking at the pictures and they are no wheere to be found, the album in which they were is empty, and I looked everywhere for them. Where did they go? What should I do?

Check to make sure the iPhoto Advanced preferences are set to copy photos into the library when importing, i.e. a "managed" library:
If it is and you don't see any thumbnail in the Event they should be in apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
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Since only one option can be run at a time start with
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Fix #2
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3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.
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Im here regarding my memory usage. i checked my memory and calculated it but it doesn't show as the amount i calculated. it gives me more 7GB. i dont understand where did it go. Can someone please explain to me?

what i mean is my ipad shows used memory is 16gb but after i added up myself it is not that value. i calculated 10gb. who can help me to explain where did i use my another 6 gb.

Connect the iPad to your computer and look at the storage used by the various categories as shown in the colored bargarph in iTunes.
How does that agree with what is shown on the iPad? How large is the "other"?

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David,
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http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?128@@.68bd933e
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Where did Mother's Day Orignated from?

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I just bought my mother's favorite drama One Tree HIll Seasons 1-9 dvd and I will give her a big surprise.

I got a shipping notice for mine this evening. Fedex says they picked it up in Fullerton, CA.
My understanding is that Apple routinely does the CTO/BTO final configurations in the USA.
Regards,
George

Where did deleted iPod files go?

Hi there! Any and all help with this issue I recently stumbled upon would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Where did my ical calendars go?

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The menehunes got it.
I should have thought of that, right off!!
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iCal hasn't been around 30 years, only 11.
And it seems like just yesterday, time sure does fly when your having fun! And by the way, thanks for your reply!.
If your machine is 11 years old, then it's perhaps time for a new one but you might need data recovey to get the old data recovered.
It's not 11 yet, so I'll just hobble along with this one and spend some time learning how to bring data back from the past
Have a great day!
Dan Page .
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Where did my old podcasts go? I just upgraded iTunes?

I just upgraded iTunes and now I cannot find my old podcasts. Where did they go? How do I get them back into iTunes so I can relisten to them?
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the iPhone is not designed to work as a standalone phone. It MUST periodically sync with iTunes. You may have memory corruption on the phone, and syncing it may fix that. If not you will have to connect to iTunes and do a Restore. If it is hacked or jailbroken there's nothing you can do.

HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 551dn - where did the drivers go?

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First of all, HP... i'm not impressed.
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There is no change to this problem after 6 months since the last post. Put simply, and as stated in the previous posts, there is no way to scan a document and receive the image on your PC. If you are working with graphics for any length of time or want to create an image for inclusion as an image in a document or web page using this piece of equipment will not allow you to do so.
Great shame as every other function works well - it cannot be beyond the wit of HP to include a Windows application that enables you to scan an image, receive it in the software you are using at the time (e.g. Outlook, Word, Photoshop...) and use it in your work.
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