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Let's talk TRASH!

iNAP

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I have tons of things in my trashcan hundreds of MB's, just how much trash is to much before I should empty it? Does leaving it there cause problems? I'm always worried, I just may want to keep that image or junkmail or what ever, I guess I can call myself a pacrat..I mean "Macrat" lol
 
fearlessfreap24

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i always clear mine out when i am done purging stuff. it still takes up room on your hard drive if it stays in your trash.
 
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I put it in the trash and delete it right away.
 
D3v1L80Y

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Yeah, really... what is the point of putting it in the Trash if you aren't going to empty it??
Why not just make a folder and call it "Old Stuff" or something and just keep it there?
 
PowerBookG4

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i contstantly put things in the trash.. i tend to only empty it once a day normally before i go to bed, its a pain in the but emptying it every time i put something in it.
 
iWhat

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I empty it like once a month. It's normal for me to have at least 5GB in the trash. I do the same for my bedroom too.
 
inflexion

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my mac is the total opposite of my bedroom, thats a total mess but i can find everything on my mac without using spotlight
 
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damontgo

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i work with a lot of DV, and limited storage, so i keep what i need and the rest goes into the trash. Sometimes up to 30 Gb in trash.... man oh man i wish I could pick up one of those dual 500Gb G5 boxes.
 

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