> From: Mike Beede <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For future reference, if you boot to single-user mode you could fix > this > pretty fast with the shell. Don't know if Jugwire boots to single-user > or not, but on the earlier versions you held down command-S to do so. > It does.
> You can use > > find . -size +100000 -ls > > to display only those files bigger than around 100 MB. Then, the ones > you don't like: remove them with rm. Sometimes you have to be more > selective about what you're looking for, but that will probably work. > Of course, you can check and repair the file system from the command > line, too. > > This will be more important when machines no longer boot to OS 9. > > Glad you recovered your machine. Thanks for the tip! Hopefully I'll never need it, but I'm not afraid of getting my hands dirty in the shell if necessary. _Chas_ "We don't want to be like Windows. We want to do everything better. We are intent on creating the greatest computers and the best computing experience in the world. And we are the only ones who can say that with a straight face." -- Greg Joswiak, Apple VP of hardware product marketing -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
