On Jul 5, 2009, at 7:32 AM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
> > On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Stephen Conrad<khel...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> OK, I am on a B&W G3 (Smurf) and it had 1.53 GB left on the HD >> OS X 10.2.8 (new computer is going to be here soon) >> I only have the following open: Opera, Safari, Terminal and TextEdit >> Suddenly I get a message saying I have no more HD space free (it is >> down to 40.8 MB) >> I have only downloaded 2 small pictures (Daily Kitten) and earlier I >> took some stuff off the HD and put them onto a flash disk (to free up >> a little more space). >> >> What could be causing this? It is a recent issue and I have even less >> tabs open than before this ever happened. >> >> Earlier I ran DiskUtility but it stopped and after 30 minutes of it >> not advancing (it froze the machine so a reboot was necessary). I >> rebooted the machine >> >> I do NOT have the 10.2 CDs >> >> -- >> Steve Conrad >> Henrietta, MO 64036 >> >> "The time has come for mankind to grow up and leave its cradle >> behind; >> to go forth and claim our place in outer space." >> - Capt. Henry Gloval >> >> >> (\__/) >> (='.'=) >> (")_(") >> Help Bunny Take Over The World! >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ >> > > I recommend you go to versiontracker.com and download a file manager > utility that will look for duplicate files and other unneeded garbage. > A file manger utility makes these searches MUCH less painful than > opening the normal windows etc. > > FileDaemon is the one I like but there are others. > > You should also defrag. My guess is it is long overdue. 6GB pretty much is the low end for running OSX. Get a bigger HD and copy the content from the 6GB with CCC to the new HD. Peter M. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---