You may need to move the files in that partition to a larger partition, then increase the size of that partition and move the files back if that is possible.
On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Charles Davis <c...@gamewood.net> wrote: > > I may be wrong, but what I was hearing is 'My system is complaining/ > won't run right/ is having problems' It's down to 3GB of free > space' "HELP" > > That is NOT a Number of HDs available problem!, it's a Space used on > the boot HD/partition problem. Curable by increasing space available, > or reducing space used. Adding HDs, does nothing to cure the problem, > it does give one alternatives as to HOW to proceed with the cure though. > > Chuck D. > > On Jan 15, 2009, at 5:12 PM, Mike Baker wrote: > >> Depending on how many hard drives you have in it already, you can >> at least two EIDE hard drives internally fairly easily. One would >> go on top of the existing hard drive, and one would go towards the >> front of the case. The power and other cables for the two new hard >> drives already exist in the case. If you wanted to, you could >> replace the optical drive with another hard drive and the Zip drive >> with another hard drive, albeit a 2.5" hard drive due to the >> smaller space. Instructional videos are available at Other World >> Computing. Keep in mind that without installing a new hard drive >> controller card in a PCI slot, the maximum size of the hard drives >> would be 128 GB. I have a 20 GB hard drive in my 450, and a 160 GB >> external hard drive connected to the 450 via Firewire. Once I get >> two internal hard drives for the 450, I will disconnect the 160 GB >> hard drive and move it to another computer. >> >> --- On Thu, 1/15/09, Charles Davis <c...@gamewood.net> wrote: >> From: Charles Davis <c...@gamewood.net> >> Subject: Re: Need advice on hard disk space on G4 >> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >> Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 4:57 PM >> >> On Jan 15, 2009, at 2:13 PM, icansw...@aol.com wrote: > I just >> upgraded my G4 450mhz to Tiger. Now I'm running out of hard > disk >> space.....I only have 3GB left. I'm a Graphic Designer with > Adobe >> programs. Any suggestions on how to get more disk space? > Maybe >> internal or external drive or some other type of storage? > > >> Thanks in advance > paula > Ouch ---- Immediately if not sooner, >> look over the contents of 'Trash', remove the 'goodies' that you >> really don't want to disappear, and "Empty Trash". Hopefully you >> still have enough 'headroom' for the 'Empty Trash' program to run >> successfully. That should retrieve a significant bit of space, >> enough to give you time to cure your HD deficit. If 'Empty Trash' >> won't run, STOP trying to run that system till you get an External >> Firewire drive that you can boot from. HTH, Chuck D. >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
