Hazel will auto empty the trash, among many other useful things. Sam
-- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 [email protected] On 20 Jan 2011, at 18:46, westwit <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Sam, > > Almost as soon as I had posted I realised that I could 'select all' > files in the trash folder once opened from the Dock, and then copy > them to a new folder before emptying! I have ordered a new 2TB WD > Firewire MyBook (I already have a 1TB ditto and a 750 GB USB Seagate > FreeAgent). I have a lot of video footage to import into iMovie as > events and then edit, so I plan to use the old 1TB MyBook for this and > use the 2TB MyBook for Time Machine, asking it to back up the internal > HDD and the 1TB MyBook. The Seagate I will use to store archived > docs, photos etc. Unfortunately it's not easy to put a larger drive > inside the iMac, so several externals seem to be the way ahead. > > Is there some way of limiting the size of the Trash folder so that > older items are deleted automatically to make room for new ones? > There was a setting for this on my Windows PC, but I haven't found one > on the iMac. > > Regards > David Beveridge > > On Jan 20, 5:53 pm, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Open Trash in the Dock, that'll show you the contents of the Trash and allow >> you make a copy. >> >> Instead of deleting items, why not put a 1TB/2TB drive into the iMac. >> >> If you've got too much stuff for your house, buy a bigger house! >> >> Regards >> >> Sam >> MacAmbulance >> Providing affordable Apple & PC services >> >> Sam Mullen >> 07747 778022http://www.macambulance.co.uk >> [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
