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!
>>
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>
> 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.
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