My Mac keeps warning me that my start up disk is almost full - didn't realize I even had much on the hardrive anyway.
2006-09-12 16:20:00 · 12 answers · asked by Venus 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
You zip files. You can find a programme for Mac at www.download.com
2006-09-12 16:21:43 · answer #1 · answered by Pedro ST 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several ways.
1. Use a file compression utility. It'll let you store more content within less space.
2. Clean system junk. Delete the temporary files you don't want.
3. Delete all the unnecessary media. Movies you don't watch, softwares you don't use, pics you don't like are all space eaters.
4. Find and remove duplicate files. There may be several copies of the same file in your hard disk. The same song can be the there in different names. Use a utility to identify these files and remove them.
Hope these will work.
Good Luck !!!
2006-09-12 16:48:36 · answer #2 · answered by Everything_Is_Planned 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zipping files will save some space, but surely there must be some "stuff" you can get rid of. Next time you open My Documents or a folder you created, click View, click Details. Sort the files by date and see what can be deleted.
If you do not, one of these days you will get the message that a file cannot be saved.
2006-09-12 16:26:01 · answer #3 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some good ideas are-disk defragmenting-zipping folders-putting some things on either an external hard drive or somthing more simple like dvd-r's.-flash drives would work too but they do actually get kinda expensive compared to how much data u can put on them.like you can get 2gb flash for $50 or a 80gb external for $70.do the math.
2006-09-12 16:31:52 · answer #4 · answered by stuntman12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compress large files that you don't need all the time. Change the format of pictures you have to something that uses less space. Most programs you un-install leave junk behind on your computer, find it and delete them. Clean out your browsers cashe and cookies.
2006-09-12 16:24:07 · answer #5 · answered by CoCo-Puffs 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pass to the administration panel, and click on upload or do away with classes. Delete any undesirable/uneeded video games, track, pictures, and extra importantly, cumbersome, unnessecary classes. This helped me a lot!
2016-09-30 21:42:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same way you increase space in a closet without removing clothes.
You don't.
Delete the porn. You will be ok without it.
2006-09-12 16:22:04 · answer #7 · answered by troythom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get an external HDD and connect to your Mac. Transfer all your data/music/photos to the external HDD.
External HDD are so cheap nowaday. 300GB for 200dollars.
2006-09-12 16:25:20 · answer #8 · answered by boonleel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can compress your unnecessary, nonusable or old files using some compression program like
WinZip
WinRAR, etc
There is a good article i thought you may be interested
http://www.connectedhomemag.com/HomeOffice/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=23135
2006-09-12 16:25:54 · answer #9 · answered by Jayaprakash V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you invest in a little thumb drive or flash drive. They hold an awful lot of information. I have all of my music and pictures on mine. .... that way it frees up your computer for programs.
2006-09-12 16:24:34 · answer #10 · answered by longhats 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋