Start Up Memory Full

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Start Up Memory Full

I am getting "start up memory full" and have 8 gigs of memory. I don't know how to figure out what is sucking up my memory. I use Adobe products for my pictures rather than iPhoto (too many issues with iPhoto) but iPhoto library, adobe files and caches, iTunes library all are on my external hard drive. I use MacKeeper to clean up stuff. Apps are the only stuff except downloads and graphic saves on my laptop. I use DropBox and SkyDrive for some of my stuff I need to access on my iPad.

How do I find memory and storage suckers.

Thanks in Advance

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Oct 14, 2013 5:48 PM

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Answer 1

AnaMusic

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Oct 14, 2013 5:50 PM in response to Rxbcbailey

Rxbcbailey wrote:

I am getting "start up memory full" and have 8 gigs of memory.

You are Confusing RAM (of which you have 8GB) and Free Hard Drive Space (Start Up Disc)

Freeing Up Disc Space

what-to-do-when-your-hard-drive-is-full.html

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petermac87

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Oct 14, 2013 5:56 PM in response to Rxbcbailey

Rxbcbailey wrote:

I use MacKeeper to clean up stuff.

Thanks in Advance

Also, Uninstall MacKeeper ASAP. It will cause nothing but frustration and possibly harm to your system.

How to Remove MacKeeper

Cheers

Pete

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AnaMusic

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Oct 14, 2013 6:01 PM in response to Rxbcbailey

petermac87 wrote:

Also, Uninstall MacKeeper ASAP. It will cause nothing but frustration and possibly harm to your system.

Couldn't agree more... > Beware MacKeeper

In General 3rd Party AV Software is Not Required as Mac OS X tends to look after itself.

Read Here > https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4545776?tstart=0

To keep your Mac Happy...

Have a look here > http://pondini.org/OSX/Scripts.html

More Info Here > The myth of the dirty Mac

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Rxbcbailey Author

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Oct 14, 2013 6:40 PM in response to AnaMusic

I unistalled Mac Keeper, emptied trash, and restarted. I have almost 40 gigs of harddrive available. Are there other apps I should uninstall?? I find that some Mac sites reccommed stuff and some don't, like Mac Keeper.

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AnaMusic

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Oct 14, 2013 6:46 PM in response to Rxbcbailey

The other Types of 3rd Party Applications to be avoided are the so called Cleaning Utilies... These are Not Needed and often create more problems that they Claim to remedy.

As already staed Mac OS X tends to look after itself and to keep your Mac Happy...

see here > http://pondini.org/OSX/Scripts.html

Cheers

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