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Q: i am trying to install el captian. my computer wants me to remove things from my start up disk . How do i do that?

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MacBook Pro, iOS 9.2

Posted on Dec 19, 2015 7:04 PM

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Q: i am trying to install el captian. my computer wants me to remove things from my start up disk . How do i do that?

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  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Dec 19, 2015 7:05 PM in response to bpf777
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    Dec 19, 2015 7:05 PM in response to bpf777

    Remove what things?

     

    That doesn't sound the least bit normal.

  • by brycesteiner,

    brycesteiner brycesteiner Dec 19, 2015 9:09 PM in response to bpf777
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    Dec 19, 2015 9:09 PM in response to bpf777

    What computer do you have? What OS are you running now?

  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Dec 20, 2015 5:30 AM in response to bpf777
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    Dec 20, 2015 5:30 AM in response to bpf777

    Your Startup disk is the drive you have the OS installed on.

    The message told you that there isn't enough space on the startup drive to install. So, you need to remove some of your documents, pictures, Movies, etc. that you no longer need on your Mac. If you need to keep them, move them to an external drive to archive them. Don't forget to backup your archive, too.

    Sometimes, you can reclaim space by emptying the trash in iPhoto and iMovie. They have their own trash bins and you have to empty them separately from the OS Trash folder.