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my macbook start up disk is full and i have to delete files to make room for updates. how do you make room on start up disk?

how do you delete files from start up disk on my mac book?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on May 1, 2013 12:23 PM

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May 1, 2013 12:26 PM in response to trish96

Freeing Up Space on The Hard Drive


1. See Lion's Storage Display.

2. You can remove data from your Home folder except for the /Home/Library/ folder.

3. Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on freeing up space on your hard drive.

4. Also see Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk.

5. See Where did my Disk Space go?

6. See The Storage Display.


You must Empty the Trash in order to recover the space they occupied on the hard drive.


You should consider replacing the drive with a larger one. Check out OWC for drives, tutorials, and toolkits.


Try using OmniDiskSweeper 1.8 or GrandPerspective to search your drive for large files and where they are located.


Please read my user tip to learn all about "Other:" What is "Other" and What Can I Do About It?- Apple Support Communities.

my macbook start up disk is full and i have to delete files to make room for updates. how do you make room on start up disk?

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