10.5.8 Link to Combo Update
Hi All I am following the advice of the one and only Ronda Brown, in installing the Combo update and attach the link for the rest who follow the legendary guru like me. File Size: 759MB http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update Re: OS update 10.5.7 Ronda Brown Tue, 12 May 2009 17:46:11 -0700 On 13/05/2009, at 7:14 AM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi, the forums indicate some are having problems with this update. Has anyone tried installing it yet. Susan. Hi Susan, I haven't had any problems since installing OS X 10.5.7. I did install the Combo, I didn't install using Software Update. I always install the Combo versions of OS updates. The Mac OS X Update Combo is 729MB size. It installed without any hiccups and I have not experienced any problems so far. It took approx. 14 mins to install and does two restarts (so don't panic when it seems to hang a bit after the first restart). Cheers, Ronni Regards AB Email: abign...@inbox.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Mail Address book
Hi folks, how does one remove obsolete addresses from the Mail Address book please? I've just done a archive instal, my address book should be the same as it was I thought but my Groups are missing? Thanks, Ken -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Mail Address book
On 06/08/2009, at 2:19 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Hi folks, how does one remove obsolete addresses from the Mail Address book please? I've just done a archive instal, my address book should be the same as it was I thought but my Groups are missing? Thanks, Ken Addresses can come from either of 2 places Under the Window drop down menu find Previous Recipients and I think once you find one to delet , click once on it and hit the Delete key In Address Book Click once on the name adn Delete Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Hard disk suddenly full
For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: 10.5.8 Link to Combo Update
Hey Andrew, My family and friends say Thank goodness there is ONLY ONE of me! Seriously though, if you are following my advice don't forget to Repair Permission after you have installed OS X 10.5.8 update (whether Combo or through Software Update). The install took about 15mins on my 17 MacBook Pro. The Repair Permissions took 22 mins. A very lot of Permissions Differ, so best to do the Repair Permissions (you should always after an update to the Operating System). Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 On 06/08/2009, at 2:19 PM, Andrew Bignell wrote: Hi All I am following the advice of the one and only Ronda Brown, in installing the Combo update and attach the link for the rest who follow the legendary guru like me. File Size: 759MB http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update Re: OS update 10.5.7 Ronda Brown Tue, 12 May 2009 17:46:11 -0700 On 13/05/2009, at 7:14 AM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi, the forums indicate some are having problems with this update. Has anyone tried installing it yet. Susan. Hi Susan, I haven't had any problems since installing OS X 10.5.7. I did install the Combo, I didn't install using Software Update. I always install the Combo versions of OS updates. The Mac OS X Update Combo is 729MB size. It installed without any hiccups and I have not experienced any problems so far. It took approx. 14 mins to install and does two restarts (so don't panic when it seems to hang a bit after the first restart). Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
Try Disk Inventory X http://www.derlien.com/ Have fun, Shay On 6/08/2009 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Mail Address book
Thanks Rob That has allowed me to get rid of some troublesome former addresses. Except in Previous Recipients I got a button for Remove from List David On 06/08/2009, at 2:31 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:19 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Hi folks, how does one remove obsolete addresses from the Mail Address book please? I've just done a archive instal, my address book should be the same as it was I thought but my Groups are missing? Thanks, Ken Addresses can come from either of 2 places Under the Window drop down menu find Previous Recipients and I think once you find one to delet , click once on it and hit the Delete key In Address Book Click once on the name adn Delete Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Mail Address book
Thanks Bob but no, it doesn't work that way, in 10.4.11 anyway. You can only 'remove' from the list' in the Previous Recipients when u select from Address book u can't delete. Any other ideas ? thanks, Ken On 06/08/2009, at 2:31 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:19 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Hi folks, how does one remove obsolete addresses from the Mail Address book please? I've just done a archive instal, my address book should be the same as it was I thought but my Groups are missing? Thanks, Ken Addresses can come from either of 2 places Under the Window drop down menu find Previous Recipients and I think once you find one to delet , click once on it and hit the Delete key In Address Book Click once on the name adn Delete Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Mail Address book
Hi Ken, In Address Book, click the Name of the Contact (card) you want to remove, then go to Edit (in Menu) Delete Card. Cheers, Ronni On 06/08/2009, at 5:12 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Thanks Bob but no, it doesn't work that way, in 10.4.11 anyway. You can only 'remove' from the list' in the Previous Recipients when u select from Address book u can't delete. Any other ideas ? thanks, Ken On 06/08/2009, at 2:31 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:19 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Hi folks, how does one remove obsolete addresses from the Mail Address book please? I've just done a archive instal, my address book should be the same as it was I thought but my Groups are missing? Thanks, Ken Addresses can come from either of 2 places Under the Window drop down menu find Previous Recipients and I think once you find one to delet , click once on it and hit the Delete key In Address Book Click once on the name adn Delete Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Mail Address book
Apple Mail doesn't have an Address Book as such. When you click Addresses, you're only getting a glimpse from the actual Address Book. Anything you want to delete/change/modify, you have to do from the Actual Address Book. Open Address Book. (From Applications folder, not from within Mail) From All, highlight the name you don't want and then hit the delete button. Similarly to add Groups, it's all done from the real Address Book. That's it. Kind Regards Daniel On 6/8/09 5:12 PM, Ken Jackson k...@littleriverstudios.com.au wrote: Thanks Bob but no, it doesn't work that way, in 10.4.11 anyway. You can only 'remove' from the list' in the Previous Recipients when u select from Address book u can't delete. Any other ideas ? thanks, Ken On 06/08/2009, at 2:31 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:19 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Hi folks, how does one remove obsolete addresses from the Mail Address book please? I've just done a archive instal, my address book should be the same as it was I thought but my Groups are missing? Thanks, Ken Addresses can come from either of 2 places Under the Window drop down menu find Previous Recipients and I think once you find one to delet , click once on it and hit the Delete key In Address Book Click once on the name adn Delete Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Mail Address book
Thanks Ronni but it deletes the email file last selected NOT the address book file. You'd think with an archive install it would have reverted to the original/default setting but something is amiss here!? If it was as simple as u folks r describing it wouldn't be a problem. There is also no + or - button to add groups with. I dunno Thanks again, Ken On 06/08/2009, at 5:24 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ken, In Address Book, click the Name of the Contact (card) you want to remove, then go to Edit (in Menu) Delete Card. Cheers, Ronni On 06/08/2009, at 5:12 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Thanks Bob but no, it doesn't work that way, in 10.4.11 anyway. You can only 'remove' from the list' in the Previous Recipients when u select from Address book u can't delete. Any other ideas ? thanks, Ken On 06/08/2009, at 2:31 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:19 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Hi folks, how does one remove obsolete addresses from the Mail Address book please? I've just done a archive instal, my address book should be the same as it was I thought but my Groups are missing? Thanks, Ken Addresses can come from either of 2 places Under the Window drop down menu find Previous Recipients and I think once you find one to delet , click once on it and hit the Delete key In Address Book Click once on the name adn Delete Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Mail Address book
Speaking of Address Book, is there any way to create a smart group of 'recents' like in iTunes (recently played). I have about 900 addresses and most of them are old but I don't want to delete them. Would love to create a group of people that I've called or modified within the last year. It's hard scrolling that many on an iPhone and voice recognition doesn't work well enough. Brett Carboni Tsunami Scrolling Sushi Selectively On 06/08/2009, at 5:26 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Apple Mail doesn't have an Address Book as such. When you click Addresses, you're only getting a glimpse from the actual Address Book. Anything you want to delete/change/modify, you have to do from the Actual Address Book. Open Address Book. (From Applications folder, not from within Mail) From All, highlight the name you don't want and then hit the delete button. Similarly to add Groups, it's all done from the real Address Book. That's it. Kind Regards Daniel On 6/8/09 5:12 PM, Ken Jackson k...@littleriverstudios.com.au wrote: Thanks Bob but no, it doesn't work that way, in 10.4.11 anyway. You can only 'remove' from the list' in the Previous Recipients when u select from Address book u can't delete. Any other ideas ? thanks, Ken On 06/08/2009, at 2:31 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:19 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Hi folks, how does one remove obsolete addresses from the Mail Address book please? I've just done a archive instal, my address book should be the same as it was I thought but my Groups are missing? Thanks, Ken Addresses can come from either of 2 places Under the Window drop down menu find Previous Recipients and I think once you find one to delet , click once on it and hit the Delete key In Address Book Click once on the name adn Delete Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Mail Address book
Hello Brett, You can create Smart Groups in Address Book Application. To create a Smart Group: 1.Choose File New Smart Group. 2.Enter a name for the group, and then specify search criteria. Use the pop-up menus and entry field to set the criteria. Click the Add (+) button to specify additional criteria. 3.Select “Highlight group when updated” if you want Address Book to highlight a Smart Group’s name whenever it automatically adds or removes a contact. 4.Click OK. Cheers, Ronni On 06/08/2009, at 5:37 PM, Brett Carboni wrote: Speaking of Address Book, is there any way to create a smart group of 'recents' like in iTunes (recently played). I have about 900 addresses and most of them are old but I don't want to delete them. Would love to create a group of people that I've called or modified within the last year. It's hard scrolling that many on an iPhone and voice recognition doesn't work well enough. Brett Carboni Tsunami Scrolling Sushi Selectively On 06/08/2009, at 5:26 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Apple Mail doesn't have an Address Book as such. When you click Addresses, you're only getting a glimpse from the actual Address Book. Anything you want to delete/change/modify, you have to do from the Actual Address Book. Open Address Book. (From Applications folder, not from within Mail) From All, highlight the name you don't want and then hit the delete button. Similarly to add Groups, it's all done from the real Address Book. That's it. Kind Regards Daniel On 6/8/09 5:12 PM, Ken Jackson k...@littleriverstudios.com.au wrote: Thanks Bob but no, it doesn't work that way, in 10.4.11 anyway. You can only 'remove' from the list' in the Previous Recipients when u select from Address book u can't delete. Any other ideas ? thanks, Ken On 06/08/2009, at 2:31 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:19 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Hi folks, how does one remove obsolete addresses from the Mail Address book please? I've just done a archive instal, my address book should be the same as it was I thought but my Groups are missing? Thanks, Ken Addresses can come from either of 2 places Under the Window drop down menu find Previous Recipients and I think once you find one to delet , click once on it and hit the Delete key In Address Book Click once on the name adn Delete Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Mail Address book
Hey Ken, Are you in the Address Book Application? It should be in your Dock, if not look Applications. In Mail you only have Previous Recipients that you can click on Add to Address Book which then opens up Address Book application. Cheers, Ronni On 06/08/2009, at 5:37 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Thanks Ronni but it deletes the email file last selected NOT the address book file. You'd think with an archive install it would have reverted to the original/default setting but something is amiss here!? If it was as simple as u folks r describing it wouldn't be a problem. There is also no + or - button to add groups with. I dunno Thanks again, Ken On 06/08/2009, at 5:24 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ken, In Address Book, click the Name of the Contact (card) you want to remove, then go to Edit (in Menu) Delete Card. Cheers, Ronni On 06/08/2009, at 5:12 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Thanks Bob but no, it doesn't work that way, in 10.4.11 anyway. You can only 'remove' from the list' in the Previous Recipients when u select from Address book u can't delete. Any other ideas ? thanks, Ken On 06/08/2009, at 2:31 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:19 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Hi folks, how does one remove obsolete addresses from the Mail Address book please? I've just done a archive instal, my address book should be the same as it was I thought but my Groups are missing? Thanks, Ken Addresses can come from either of 2 places Under the Window drop down menu find Previous Recipients and I think once you find one to delet , click once on it and hit the Delete key In Address Book Click once on the name adn Delete Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Mail Address book
Thank you Daniel, that's what I needed thanks to Ronni all who contributed. It's working fine now, best regards to all, Ken On 06/08/2009, at 5:26 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Apple Mail doesn't have an Address Book as such. When you click Addresses, you're only getting a glimpse from the actual Address Book. Anything you want to delete/change/modify, you have to do from the Actual Address Book. Open Address Book. (From Applications folder, not from within Mail) From All, highlight the name you don't want and then hit the delete button. Similarly to add Groups, it's all done from the real Address Book. That's it. Kind Regards Daniel On 6/8/09 5:12 PM, Ken Jackson k...@littleriverstudios.com.au wrote: Thanks Bob but no, it doesn't work that way, in 10.4.11 anyway. You can only 'remove' from the list' in the Previous Recipients when u select from Address book u can't delete. Any other ideas ? thanks, Ken On 06/08/2009, at 2:31 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:19 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Hi folks, how does one remove obsolete addresses from the Mail Address book please? I've just done a archive instal, my address book should be the same as it was I thought but my Groups are missing? Thanks, Ken Addresses can come from either of 2 places Under the Window drop down menu find Previous Recipients and I think once you find one to delet , click once on it and hit the Delete key In Address Book Click once on the name adn Delete Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
ShareCard for iPhone iPod Touch
Hello WAMUG iPhone iPod Touch users, If you are like me and need to send your contact details quite often, you might be interested in this little App ShareCard. http://www.doseido.com/sharecard How it works: Sharecard works by emailing your vCard containing all your contact information. Using your vCard, your contact information can easily be imported directly into their Address Book. Settings: Sharecard allow you to define your contact information from the Address Book and select what you want to export into the vCard file. You can get it at the AppStore for a limited time for FREE. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
On 06/08/2009, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni Can anyone confirm that tools such as DI X and Whatsize (both excellent BTW) report on hidden files? It's my impression that they only report on the files that the Finder can see under normal use. Barry's problem may be tied up with with something deeper like a corrupted Master Directory Block or somesuch. It would be worth running Disk Warrior or similar disc-level repair tool, or at the very least doing a file system check: 1. restart the computer, and hold the Command and 's' keys while booting. 2. At the blinking prompt type fsck -fy (note the space! ) and let it do its thing. This will fix any underlying directory problems. 3. Type reboot when finished. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
On 07/08/2009, at 8:48 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni Can anyone confirm that tools such as DI X and Whatsize (both excellent BTW) report on hidden files? It's my impression that they only report on the files that the Finder can see under normal use. Barry's problem may be tied up with with something deeper like a corrupted Master Directory Block or somesuch. It would be worth running Disk Warrior or similar disc-level repair tool, or at the very least doing a file system check: 1. restart the computer, and hold the Command and 's' keys while booting. 2. At the blinking prompt type fsck -fy (note the space! ) and let it do its thing. This will fix any underlying directory problems. 3. Type reboot when finished. Hi Peter, WhatSize documentation says: Hidden files, cache files, directories will all show up with their corresponding size. This application is similar to the ancient NeXTSTEP, DarkForest. Once the measuring of a folder has ended the user can also view the information by filtering for particular file sizes or types. The user can also move unwanted files and folder in the corresponding Trash bin similar to the Finder's Delete button. Disk Inventory X does seem to show hidden files also. I understand it searches invisible directories. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
Thanks Ronni I will try one of these. I am baffled why the sudden increase in disk usage but when I find the culprit it may become clearer. Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 On 06/08/2009, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Can not boot
My SP G5 1.8 will not boot. Sits at the grey screen with the apple and the spinning cog. Sequence leading up to this as follows Downloaded 1.5.8 and proceeded with install Instal went right to the end then came up with Install failed source file damaged would not then reboot since then I have run Disk Warrior ran to completion with minor errors only noted still no boot ran disk utility from leopard DVD. Completed repairs satisfactorily, it said then ran repair permissions, many changes but ok still will not boot zapped pram still will not boot though a folder icon now flashes up briefly before the apple and the cog goes on and on Help urgently needed Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
Thanks Peter I have run disk warrior with no apparent change but will also try your other suggestion. Regards Barry On 07/08/2009, at 8:48 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni Can anyone confirm that tools such as DI X and Whatsize (both excellent BTW) report on hidden files? It's my impression that they only report on the files that the Finder can see under normal use. Barry's problem may be tied up with with something deeper like a corrupted Master Directory Block or somesuch. It would be worth running Disk Warrior or similar disc-level repair tool, or at the very least doing a file system check: 1. restart the computer, and hold the Command and 's' keys while booting. 2. At the blinking prompt type fsck -fy (note the space! ) and let it do its thing. This will fix any underlying directory problems. 3. Type reboot when finished. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
No doubt using the software shown by Ronni will help BUT am I missing something here ? I would have thought that the very first simplest first check would be double click on drive ( or use finder ) to show the hard drive index Make sure you have the size column as part of the display ( if not showing go View - view options - check show size ) click on size at the head of the size column so you sort by size ( click size again if you want largest at the top ) and see what you have ! ? Bob On 07/08/2009, at 11:56 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote: Thanks Ronni I will try one of these. I am baffled why the sudden increase in disk usage but when I find the culprit it may become clearer. Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 On 06/08/2009, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Can not boot
If you can use Target disk mode to another mac use that mac to run a new download of Leopard Mac OSX 10.5.8 Combo update if it allows you to instal to your G5 Otherwise it is probably an archive and instal from Leopard disk followed by a new download of Leopard Mac OSX 10.5.8 Combo update ( PPC version ? ) Bob On 07/08/2009, at 12:11 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: My SP G5 1.8 will not boot. Sits at the grey screen with the apple and the spinning cog. Sequence leading up to this as follows Downloaded 1.5.8 and proceeded with install Instal went right to the end then came up with Install failed source file damaged would not then reboot since then I have run Disk Warrior ran to completion with minor errors only noted still no boot ran disk utility from leopard DVD. Completed repairs satisfactorily, it said then ran repair permissions, many changes but ok still will not boot zapped pram still will not boot though a folder icon now flashes up briefly before the apple and the cog goes on and on Help urgently needed Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Can not boot
Thanks Robert, I was afraid of that. Both my other computers are Tiger, I dont know if that will be a problem Severin On 07/08/2009, at 12:27 PM, Robert Howells wrote: If you can use Target disk mode to another mac use that mac to run a new download of Leopard Mac OSX 10.5.8 Combo update if it allows you to instal to your G5 Otherwise it is probably an archive and instal from Leopard disk followed by a new download of Leopard Mac OSX 10.5.8 Combo update ( PPC version ? ) Bob On 07/08/2009, at 12:11 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: My SP G5 1.8 will not boot. Sits at the grey screen with the apple and the spinning cog. Sequence leading up to this as follows Downloaded 1.5.8 and proceeded with install Instal went right to the end then came up with Install failed source file damaged would not then reboot since then I have run Disk Warrior ran to completion with minor errors only noted still no boot ran disk utility from leopard DVD. Completed repairs satisfactorily, it said then ran repair permissions, many changes but ok still will not boot zapped pram still will not boot though a folder icon now flashes up briefly before the apple and the cog goes on and on Help urgently needed Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au ___ Jennifer A Crisp 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:jennycr...@westnet.com.au Web page http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au _ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re-Hard disk suddenly full
Using Disk Inventory X I discovered a a complete back up of my system. This did not appear in Finder and I am at a loss to know how it occurred. It was dated 1st August (is this Mac's equivalent to April 1st?). Of course this back up immediately doubled my disc usage! Many thanks to all who asssisted Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Can not boot
Hi Severin -- -- I just had a similar boot problem after installing 10.5.8. The installation procedure went fine, giving me the Restart button. When I pressed this, I just got the background picture with no top menu (although the dock showed), no response to clicking anything in the dock. Powering off and on my Intel iMac with the switch at the rear gave the grey screen and spinning cog you describe. -- I eventually got back on air by pulling out the power cord and replacing. I don't know why I had the problem, it may be connected with yours, maybe the same treatment may help? Cheers -- David Noel 2009 Aug 7 On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Severin Crispsevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote: My SP G5 1.8 will not boot. Sits at the grey screen with the apple and the spinning cog. Sequence leading up to this as follows Downloaded 1.5.8 and proceeded with install Instal went right to the end then came up with Install failed source file damaged would not then reboot since then I have run Disk Warrior ran to completion with minor errors only noted still no boot ran disk utility from leopard DVD. Completed repairs satisfactorily, it said then ran repair permissions, many changes but ok still will not boot zapped pram still will not boot though a folder icon now flashes up briefly before the apple and the cog goes on and on Help urgently needed Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Firefox update
Today I used MacUpdate desktop for the first time and updated Firefox from a version 2 to a version 3. No passwords or book marks were transferred from the version 2 version to the version 3 version and it seems that every trace of the version 2 preferences and what-have-you were automatically removed. Fortunately I have a SuperDuper back-up and a Time Machine backup, but before I attempt use either to recover bookmarks and passwords, are there any traps for the unwary, the trusting, or the just plain foolish, Mac user? MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo OS 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Can not boot
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:23 PM, David Noellis...@aoi.com.au wrote: Hi Severin -- -- I just had a similar boot problem after installing 10.5.8. The installation procedure went fine, giving me the Restart button. When I pressed this, I just got the background picture with no top menu (although the dock showed), no response to clicking anything in the dock. Powering off and on my Intel iMac with the switch at the rear gave the grey screen and spinning cog you describe. -- I eventually got back on air by pulling out the power cord and replacing. I don't know why I had the problem, it may be connected with yours, maybe the same treatment may help? Cheers -- David Noel 2009 Aug 7 On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Severin Crispsevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote: My SP G5 1.8 will not boot. Sits at the grey screen with the apple and the spinning cog. Sequence leading up to this as follows Downloaded 1.5.8 and proceeded with install Instal went right to the end then came up with Install failed source file damaged would not then reboot since then I have run Disk Warrior ran to completion with minor errors only noted still no boot ran disk utility from leopard DVD. Completed repairs satisfactorily, it said then ran repair permissions, many changes but ok still will not boot zapped pram still will not boot though a folder icon now flashes up briefly before the apple and the cog goes on and on Help urgently needed Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Re-Hard disk suddenly full
Just saw your message. I guess I would have done my dough! :) On 07/08/2009, at 12:58 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: Using Disk Inventory X I discovered a a complete back up of my system. This did not appear in Finder and I am at a loss to know how it occurred. It was dated 1st August (is this Mac's equivalent to April 1st?). Of course this back up immediately doubled my disc usage! Many thanks to all who asssisted Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Hard disk suddenly full
Doesn't show the hidden files, hence why you need WhatSize (which is great). I'd put money on it being a log file in /var/log/asl On 07/08/2009, at 12:13 PM, Robert Howells wrote: No doubt using the software shown by Ronni will help BUT am I missing something here ? I would have thought that the very first simplest first check would be double click on drive ( or use finder ) to show the hard drive index Make sure you have the size column as part of the display ( if not showing go View - view options - check show size ) click on size at the head of the size column so you sort by size ( click size again if you want largest at the top ) and see what you have ! ? Bob On 07/08/2009, at 11:56 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote: Thanks Ronni I will try one of these. I am baffled why the sudden increase in disk usage but when I find the culprit it may become clearer. Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 On 06/08/2009, at 3:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:46 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: For the last few months the available space on my HD has remained fairly static at about half the total (~80GB). I have made no recent downloads of any large applications or other files but suddenly my HD is almost full (147GB). My remote back up disk which has done a full back up followed by daily incremental backups under CCC only shows 70GB used. I have done the obvious deletions of caches and trash and searched through the main folders for very large folders with no avail. Has anyone any thoughts as to what may have suddenly filled my hard drive and is there an easy way to find large files or folders without wading through them all? Regards Barry iMac 5,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 667 MHz 2GB 667 MHz 150GB HD OS X 10.5.7 Hello Barry, Download a copy of 'disk inventory X' - it maps your HDD and shows you in a visual sense what exactly is taking all of your space. If its stuff that you don't need/want then you can delete it. It's a good program to have ... and its free. http://www.derlien.com/index.html WhatSize is another you can use to see what is using your HD space. http://whatsize.en.softonic.com/mac Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Can not boot
FromDavid Noel lis...@aoi.com.au to WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au dateFri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:23 PM subject Re: Can not boot Hi Severin -- -- I just had a similar boot problem after installing 10.5.8. The installation procedure went fine, giving me the Restart button. When I pressed this, I just got the background picture with no top menu (although the dock showed), no response to clicking anything in the dock. Powering off and on my Intel iMac with the switch at the rear gave the grey screen and spinning cog you describe. -- I eventually got back on air by pulling out the power cord and replacing. I don't know why I had the problem, it may be connected with yours, maybe the same treatment may help? Cheers -- David Noel 2009 Aug 7 - Show quoted text - On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Severin Crispsevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote: My SP G5 1.8 will not boot. Sits at the grey screen with the apple and the spinning cog. Sequence leading up to this as follows Downloaded 1.5.8 and proceeded with install Instal went right to the end then came up with Install failed source file damaged would not then reboot since then I have run Disk Warrior ran to completion with minor errors only noted still no boot ran disk utility from leopard DVD. Completed repairs satisfactorily, it said then ran repair permissions, many changes but ok still will not boot zapped pram still will not boot though a folder icon now flashes up briefly before the apple and the cog goes on and on Help urgently needed Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Reply Forward -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Can not boot
Thanks, David but still no joy! Severin On 07/08/2009, at 1:30 PM, David Noel wrote: FromDavid Noel lis...@aoi.com.au to WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au dateFri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:23 PM subject Re: Can not boot Hi Severin -- -- I just had a similar boot problem after installing 10.5.8. The installation procedure went fine, giving me the Restart button. When I pressed this, I just got the background picture with no top menu (although the dock showed), no response to clicking anything in the dock. Powering off and on my Intel iMac with the switch at the rear gave the grey screen and spinning cog you describe. -- I eventually got back on air by pulling out the power cord and replacing. I don't know why I had the problem, it may be connected with yours, maybe the same treatment may help? Cheers -- David Noel 2009 Aug 7 - Show quoted text - On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Severin Crispsevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote: My SP G5 1.8 will not boot. Sits at the grey screen with the apple and the spinning cog. Sequence leading up to this as follows Downloaded 1.5.8 and proceeded with install Instal went right to the end then came up with Install failed source file damaged would not then reboot since then I have run Disk Warrior ran to completion with minor errors only noted still no boot ran disk utility from leopard DVD. Completed repairs satisfactorily, it said then ran repair permissions, many changes but ok still will not boot zapped pram still will not boot though a folder icon now flashes up briefly before the apple and the cog goes on and on Help urgently needed Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Reply Forward -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au ___ Jennifer A Crisp 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:jennycr...@westnet.com.au Web page http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au _ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Can not boot
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:23 PM, David Noellis...@aoi.com.au wrote: Hi Severin -- -- I just had a similar boot problem after installing 10.5.8. The installation procedure went fine, giving me the Restart button. When I pressed this, I just got the background picture with no top menu (although the dock showed), no response to clicking anything in the dock. Powering off and on my Intel iMac with the switch at the rear gave the grey screen and spinning cog you describe. -- I eventually got back on air by pulling out the power cord and replacing. I don't know why I had the problem, it may be connected with yours, maybe the same treatment may help? Cheers -- David Noel 2009 Aug 7 On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Severin Crispsevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote: My SP G5 1.8 will not boot. Sits at the grey screen with the apple and the spinning cog. Sequence leading up to this as follows Downloaded 1.5.8 and proceeded with install Instal went right to the end then came up with Install failed source file damaged would not then reboot since then I have run Disk Warrior ran to completion with minor errors only noted still no boot ran disk utility from leopard DVD. Completed repairs satisfactorily, it said then ran repair permissions, many changes but ok still will not boot zapped pram still will not boot though a folder icon now flashes up briefly before the apple and the cog goes on and on Help urgently needed Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
