[Hidden-tech] Help!

[Bill Carr]

On Apr 3, 2007, at 9:19 AM, Alan Hurwitz wrote:

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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.)
This application won't help show what can be "safely" trashed but it  
does give a convenient way to see which files are folders are taking  
up the most space.

http://www.id-design.com/software/whatsize/



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