Amber, Do you leave your iMac on overnight, or do you turn it off when not using it? There are hidden log files that OS X creates and then cleans up through automatically-scheduled chron jobs that run at night. If you shut it down overnight these files can accumulate and get pretty large. I had one in the 1.5 MB range before I noticed what was happening. So Jacques' suggestion of checking for large hidden files is one way to deal with this. A good tool for doing that is SNAX. Another way to deal with it is to use MacJanitor, which cleans up those files when you tell it to. Or, simplest thing, just leave your iMac on overnight and see if you've regained some HD space by morning. I think some of the chron jobs are nightly, some weekly, and some monthly. But even after just one night, you should see some improvement if this is the problem. Of course, if you already leave your iMac on overnight, ignore everything I've said. Your problem would be due to something else. Good luck and let us know how it works out. Mike
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 09:00:30 -0600 Subject: Re: sudden loss of hard drive space From: Jacques <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Amber, would do a find on trash folders and look for hidden directories and contents. It I had "lost" 2GB - hiding in a trash subfolder in swap. Also, Is there a possibility a partition did not mount? -jacques. On Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 04:50 PM, Amber wrote: > Sorry..I forgot to state my current OS. I am running Jaguar on my 500 > mhz iMac. > 640 mb RAM. > > Amber -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
