Why does my new macbook pro display the message "startup disk is full" when i have less than 50 gb used on a 500 gb hard drive?
This is really a problem since i need to save stuff for school work and i can't currently do that.
It happens anytime I log in, try to save something, or open a new application that may require me to save something. Any advice would be helpful
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Why does my new MacBook pro retina with 16gb ram keep randomly freezing
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Why do I keep getting the message "startup-disk is full"?
Why do I keep getting the message "startup-disk is full"?
I checked my memory and it says...
FREE- 2.64GB
WIRED-885.5MB
ACTIVE-237.0MB
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USED-1.35GB
Sorry I know nothing about computers.Ideally an external HD, but at a pinch you may be able to get enough on to USB thumb drives to free up enough space to carry out an orderly backup.
Just remember that you need to move the files, not just copy them; in other words, once the file is on the thumb drive, the original needs to be deleted and the trash emptied to free up the space on your internal. So for any really important stuff you may wish to copy it to more than one drive for safety.
also see;
Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/freeingspace.html
How to free up my disk space
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Why does my new macbook pro have no sound?
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Take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried.
1. Start with the steps recommended in this support article.
2. Launch the application "Audio MIDI Setup" by entering the first few letters of its name in a Spotlight search and selecting it in the results (it should be at the top.) Select the Output tab. If the Mute boxes are checked, uncheck them. Move the Volume sliders all the way to the right.
3. If your model has an audio-out (headphone) port, and a red light is coming from it, the internal switch is stuck in the position for digital output. You may be able to free it by inserting and removing a mini-stereo jack of the proper size. Inserting any kind of tool in the port may cause damage that won't be covered by your warranty.
If there's no red light, the switch may still be stuck in the headphone position. Try to free it the same way.
4. Disconnect all wired peripherals except keyboard and mouse, if applicable. If more than one display is connected, disconnect all extra ones. Reboot and test.
5. Boot in safe mode. Don't log in; just reboot as usual when the login screen appears. When you do, make sure the words "Safe Boot" do not appear in the login screen. If they do, the system is still in safe mode and sound won't work.
6. Reset the NVRAM.
7. Reset the SMC.
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I have deleted many unwanted files and apps and yet the available space keeps depleting every time i am using my Macbook Pro. I believe under the OS 10.7.4 one of the features is it backups or has backgrounding features which uses memory. Sometimes even when i hv 8GB space after using my Macbook Pro for say 2hrs surfing internet and using Pages which has a "Save Version" feature suddenly my 8GB goes down to 300+MB only and it starts prompting me "My Startup Disk is almost full" once it reaches 1GB space left. How can i get more space.... Please someone can help me? Do i need to re-format my hardisk??!! Any help out there is greatly appreciated.
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Hello?
anyone there? Apple is closed and I'm about to throw this computer against the wall.Ah, are they Windows or something?
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*Firefox 26: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_Firefox
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Hi!
I recently bought the new MacBook Pro with the new retina display, but since it does not have a dvd/cd drive, I was going to buy an external one. I think I will be able to use it to watch dvds, but can I also play the computergame The Sims 3 on it? If not is there anything else I can do?
Thank you!Welcome to Apple Support Communities
You can try formatting the external drive on your eMac using Disk Utility and choosing a well-known format > http://pondini.org/OSX/DU1.html. It's quite possible that your new iMac would be able to read it, but first, tell us which formats Disk Utility lists.
If you have those songs in iTunes, simply go to Music folder and copy the iTunes folder to the external drive. Then, connect it to the iMac and copy the iTunes folder to Music folder.
If they are not in iTunes, copy your songs to the external drive. Then, connect it to your new iMac, open iTunes and drag the songs into it -
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Then it either is a pirate clone or you are misinformed.
Apple Computer has never used AMD processors in its products.
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all these user caused issues have no bearing on the warranty coverage.
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