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millieaddy

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Q: I can't import my videos because my "startup disk is full" even though i have a ton of iCloud storage?

I want to import videos from my camera to my computer and i have done it before, i put my card into the computer and import them through photos. It says that my startup disk is full, even though i still have 49GB of iCloud storage left. What do i do?

MacBook Air, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Feb 6, 2016 8:10 AM

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by Winston Churchill,

Winston Churchill Feb 6, 2016 11:20 AM in response to millieaddy
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Feb 6, 2016 11:20 AM in response to millieaddy

Welcome to the Apple Community.

You'll need to remove something from your startup disk first.
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by Eric Root,

Eric Root Feb 6, 2016 12:42 PM in response to millieaddy
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Feb 6, 2016 12:42 PM in response to millieaddy

Disk Space - Free Up

Disk Space – Free Up (2)

Disk Space - Free Up - Mavericks

Disk Space Filling Up – OmniDiskSweeper 10.8+

Disk Space Filling Up - WhatSize
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by millieaddy,

millieaddy Feb 13, 2016 9:15 AM in response to Winston Churchill
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Feb 13, 2016 9:15 AM in response to Winston Churchill

how?? i don't get where to find my startup disk or how to empty it i have deleted as much stuff as i can!!
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by Old Toad,

Old Toad Feb 13, 2016 12:06 PM in response to millieaddy
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Feb 13, 2016 12:06 PM in response to millieaddy

Click on the Desktop and go to the Finder menu in the toolbar at the top and select Preferences from the Finder menu.
Next click on all of these checkboxes in the General preference pane:
Your boot drive will show on the desktop and will be titled Macintosh HD if you haven't renamed it previously.

Get an external HD formatted OS X Extended (journaled) and copy seldom used or needed files to it. Make sure they are safely on the EHD before deleting them from your boot drive.

You should strive to maintain a minimum of 10 GB of free space on your boot drive to insure optimal system and application performance.
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