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<blockquote data-quote="mrplow" data-source="post: 1719282" data-attributes="member: 38928"><p>OSX has some excellent accessibility features that you'll find in Settings (the Silver cog icon on the dock). Have a look at this page too:</p><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/uk/accessibility/osx/" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/uk/accessibility/osx/</a></p><p></p><p>Disk space:</p><p>The first thing I'd do is open Finder and go to the Downloads folder. Delete anything in here you don't need or could re-download in the future if needed.</p><p>Empty the trash can that's far right of the Dock.</p><p></p><p>Go to <a href="http://www.titanium.free.fr/onyx.html" target="_blank">http://www.titanium.free.fr/onyx.html</a> and download the version of Onyx for your version of OSX (you can check this by clicking the Apple logo top left and looking at the system information).</p><p>Install and run Onyx - run all the things from the 'Automation' tab. It may take a while. Once complete restart the Mac.</p><p></p><p>The System Information panel (mentioned above) tells you a bit about disk usage but a tool like <a href="http://www.derlien.com/" target="_blank">Disk Inventory X</a> will give you a full, sorted display of disk usage and let you make informed decisions about what you can get rid of. Stick to getting rid of things in the Applications/Pictures/Documents/Downloads/Videos/Movies folders to start with.</p><p></p><p>Both Onyx and Disk Inventory X are well established stable tools. But as with any kind of significant system change I'd recommend you have a back up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrplow, post: 1719282, member: 38928"] OSX has some excellent accessibility features that you'll find in Settings (the Silver cog icon on the dock). Have a look at this page too: [url]http://www.apple.com/uk/accessibility/osx/[/url] Disk space: The first thing I'd do is open Finder and go to the Downloads folder. Delete anything in here you don't need or could re-download in the future if needed. Empty the trash can that's far right of the Dock. Go to [url]http://www.titanium.free.fr/onyx.html[/url] and download the version of Onyx for your version of OSX (you can check this by clicking the Apple logo top left and looking at the system information). Install and run Onyx - run all the things from the 'Automation' tab. It may take a while. Once complete restart the Mac. The System Information panel (mentioned above) tells you a bit about disk usage but a tool like [URL="http://www.derlien.com/"]Disk Inventory X[/URL] will give you a full, sorted display of disk usage and let you make informed decisions about what you can get rid of. Stick to getting rid of things in the Applications/Pictures/Documents/Downloads/Videos/Movies folders to start with. Both Onyx and Disk Inventory X are well established stable tools. But as with any kind of significant system change I'd recommend you have a back up. [/QUOTE]
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