At 1:18 PM -0800 12/24/10, Stro wrote:
MDD dual 867mhz with 1.5gb ram to OS 10.5.8. Now I am running out
of memory. I have a 30gb harddrive dedicated solely to system and
it is completely used up. When I first started with
Leopard, I had over 5gb of memory space left on the hd, now I have
none. What can I do to regain the space, and any ideas how it
disappeared.
5 GB is no where near enough space for OS X to work in. You need
space for VM files, temp files, and caches...
Quit all yer apps then use a tool such as OnyX to empty all the user
caches, then the system one's. Note that after clearing the kernel
cache, you'll need to rebuild so the OS can rebuild it cleanly.
That reboot will also jettison extra VM files.
To do a deeper cleaning, use AppleJack.
...Both OnyX and AppleJack have been discussed over and over on these
LEM mailing lists. Please check our archives for the details.
- Dan.
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