My Macbook Pro isn't very old, (early July). The past few weeks, it's been quite slow, and recently it's been worse than ever.
Today I tried to add 4 GB of files to my 500 GB hard drive (which should have been easy, I should be well under the limit), but 3/4 of the way through it said the startup disk is full. I went and checked my disk utility and it showed me that my hard drive was filled with 499.12 GB of OTHER.
I think I'm ****ed, so I'm taking the bare minimum, and as soon as I get it on my external hard drive, I'm wiping the slate clean.
Am I overreacting? If so, what could it be? (I am an audio professional and often my programs take a lot of memory, but this is extreme). If not, past wiping my hard drive, what can I do to ensure I have ridded myself of the any issue or further issues?
tl;dr
I think I have a virus, so I'm wiping my hard drive. Is that enough???
Today I tried to add 4 GB of files to my 500 GB hard drive (which should have been easy, I should be well under the limit), but 3/4 of the way through it said the startup disk is full. I went and checked my disk utility and it showed me that my hard drive was filled with 499.12 GB of OTHER.
I think I'm ****ed, so I'm taking the bare minimum, and as soon as I get it on my external hard drive, I'm wiping the slate clean.
Am I overreacting? If so, what could it be? (I am an audio professional and often my programs take a lot of memory, but this is extreme). If not, past wiping my hard drive, what can I do to ensure I have ridded myself of the any issue or further issues?
tl;dr
I think I have a virus, so I'm wiping my hard drive. Is that enough???