I recently bought some extra internal memory, is this different to the start up disk?
2007-02-23 03:16:09 · 9 answers · asked by Vicstix 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
First, a crash course.
The hard drive is where you store all your data, files, etc, and when your computer's being turned off, the data will stay there until you specifically delete those. It's the big number, like 100GB, and such.
The memory, on the other hand, is where you store temporary data, like the heh... OK, this is rather technical, the heaps, the call stacks, things like that. Now, these things are going to go away when you log off or turn your computer off. It's the rather small number, like mine, I have 2 GB worth of memory. Some people have 768 MB, etc.
If your computer's saying that your start up disk is full, the one that it means is the first one. The hard drive that contains your OS is full. What you need to do is go in there and delete what files you don't use. Old movies, old boyfriend's pictures, old emails, songs that you don't listen to anymore, etc. After that, go and empty the trash. That should free up some stuffs. Buying memory would not help in this case. If you do get yourself an external hard drive, then go and move all those to your external (make sure you delete the original on your internal drive afterwards).
2007-02-24 18:46:17 · answer #1 · answered by babyLemon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WAIT!!! A Mac problem!?!?!?!? I just took a screen shot of your question because this isn't supposed to happen!
Yes, the "start up disk" and the memory are two different things.
2007-02-23 03:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by PDH 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Go to to hard Disk and delete all the unecessary files. My advice to you is NEVER buy an Apple product becuase memory is a problem.
Like the iPod, each song is 10MB??? that is why it is 60GB that is a ;lot.
2007-02-23 05:04:19 · answer #3 · answered by Ashwin M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to start, all programs, accessories, system tools, disk defragment or disk cleanup both do the similiar jobs but i use disk defrag it cleans up all ur wasted space dont worry it wont delete any of ur work i suggest u save or close present work cuz it takes a while if ur doing it 4 the 1st time
2007-02-23 03:23:24 · answer #4 · answered by SUSAN S 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
a game will not load i think my memory is full how do i delete some?
2016-02-13 04:52:31 · answer #5 · answered by Kerry 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
defrag,delete temp files,clear history,clean disk.Go to programs delete any you dont use.Reboot.
2007-02-23 03:24:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU COULD PUT MORE RAM ONTO YOUR COMPUTER TO HAVE MORE MEMORY
2007-02-23 03:25:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
restart computer...that helps sometimes
2007-02-23 03:19:09 · answer #8 · answered by jenivive 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
get a pc. much much better.
2007-02-23 03:23:27 · answer #9 · answered by thatdude 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋