I've emptied trash, removed files, discarded everything I don't use and my startup disc is still full. Half of it is 'other'. How do I find out what 'other' is and remove it?

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I've emptied trash, removed files, discarded everything I don't use and my startup disc is still full. Half of it is 'other'. How do I find out what 'other' is and remove it?

I've emptied trash, removed files, discarded everything I don't use and my startup disc is still full. Half of it is 'other'. How do I find out what 'other' is and remove it? I'm using a Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63). Any help will be treasured!

Leopard, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Oct 15, 2013 3:07 PM

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baltwo

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Oct 16, 2013 1:09 PM in response to Linda Steider

Linda Steider wrote:

How do I find out what 'other' is and remove it?

See Pondiini's The Storage Display, for details.

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