free-up space on a Mac

ratflyer · ratflyer #1 (**permalink**)

08-12-2009, 11:30 AM

wondering if anybody knows how to free up space on my macbook? I have 3 gigs left, or save out my imovie project to an external drive, and run it from there.

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

08-12-2009, 02:23 PM

Instead of freeing up space, consider purchasing a new faster larger hard drive to replace the original one in your MacBook. Otherwise about the only choice you have is to offload things like photos, music, movies, and so forth to an external hard drive. With only 3 GB of space left on the internal hard drive, your MacBook is going to slow down considerably.

Regards.

ratflyer · ratflyer #3 (**permalink**)

08-12-2009, 02:57 PM

Thanks, Its mostly a summer movie project that is on the hard drive and taking up space. Have thought of a new hard drive. I will get one soon.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #4 (**permalink**)

08-12-2009, 06:10 PM

Suggest real soon. With only 3GB free space surprised you have not had major problems as a HDD requires some 15% free space to work anywhere near efficiently.

ratflyer · ratflyer #5 (**permalink**)

08-25-2009, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harryb2448

Suggest real soon. With only 3GB free space surprised you have not had major problems as a HDD requires some 15% free space to work anywhere near efficiently.

found that out the hard way after harddrive crashed. Good thing it was backed up.

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ratflyer #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 06, 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 43 Mac Specs: 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo mac book 2gigs ram, 16gig Ipad 2, 16gig Nano, 2 32gig Iphone 4s	08-12-2009, 11:30 AM wondering if anybody knows how to free up space on my macbook? I have 3 gigs left, or save out my imovie project to an external drive, and run it from there.
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chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,378 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	08-12-2009, 02:23 PM Instead of freeing up space, consider purchasing a new faster larger hard drive to replace the original one in your MacBook. Otherwise about the only choice you have is to offload things like photos, music, movies, and so forth to an external hard drive. With only 3 GB of space left on the internal hard drive, your MacBook is going to slow down considerably. Regards.
	QUOTE Thanks

harryb2448 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,264 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	08-12-2009, 06:10 PM Suggest real soon. With only 3GB free space surprised you have not had major problems as a HDD requires some 15% free space to work anywhere near efficiently.
	QUOTE Thanks

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