[Hidden-tech] Help!

[Diane Clancy]

I had replied earlier - but I by mistake sent it only to Alan
Diane

Hi Alan

I find that if you hold down option and then 
empty the trash, then usually it will ditch those 
files.  Also, if you can find the file and "get 
info" often you can unlock it in the window that 
comes up.  If these don't work, sometimes you can 
get rid of stuff with more gerryrigging ... but 
then is it worth the extra energy? Sometimes I 
get those things and eventually they do go away 
...

I would suggest that you get an external hard 
drive for backup.  I think it is risky to have 
only one copy of an image I really want - you 
never know when things will go wrong.  (Yes, I 
should back up my website and blog files again 
...)

Even a little thumb drive it better than nothing 
- but I find them slow for copying to.  I suggest 
burning to CD or DVD what you know you want to 
save, an external hard drive for back up and a 
little thumb drive for temporary backup.

Are you on a desktop?  If so, I would encourage 
you to just get a second (and maybe third) hard 
drive now.  They aren't that hard to put in - 
just scary - and then you have instant backups. 
Have 2 extra drives and then you can keep you 
main hard drive clearer so you can work more 
efficiently.

Alan, give me a call 413.773.7333 if you want to 
talk.  I am glad to try to help you figure out 
what might be most helpful ...

Diane Clancy





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>Esteemed Colleagues,
>I could really use a bit of advice. My HD seems 
>to be filling up. I'm getting messages saying my 
>"Start-Up Disk is full." I'm sure I have a lot 
>of junk on my HD, that I could get rid of with 
>relative impunity, but I'm afraid of trashing 
>something my Mac really needs to keep liking me. 
>Is there anyway to know what can safely be 
>trashed? I do a lot of photo work, and those 
>images are taking a lot of space.
>
>Also, a few of the folders I tried to trash 
>won't go peacefully. I keep getting a message 
>saying "The file is locked." Is there a way to 
>unlock locked folders to trash them to make more 
>space? Should I?
>
>Any advice on any part of this will be greatly 
>appreciated. I know I eventually need to use a 
>second disk drive, but I'm trying to delay that 
>for a while for various reasons. If anyone would 
>rather give me a call than e-mail, my number is 
>413-256-0931. Thanks in advance. (I'm happy to 
>provide some free organizational problem-solving 
>to anyone who can help me out with this.)
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>Alan Hurwitz
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