start up disk is full

start up disk is full, how can i safely delete items from it?

MacBook Air 11", OS X 10.10

Posted on Jul 22, 2019 12:53 AM

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BDAqua

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Jul 22, 2019 11:39 AM in response to Belhorizon

Have you emptied the Trash lately?

Look for some big files you can trash in Downloads & Documents, Videos take a huge amount of space.

Jul 22, 2019 4:16 AM in response to Belhorizon

Delete things you no longer need.

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