Creating storage space

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I only have 1 GB free out off 320 GB. I don't play games, I don't have a ton of music or APPS, but do have movies I've created using my personal camera. How do I create more space on my computer? I've begun removing files and putting them on a flash drive but it doesn't seem to help. ~New Mac user :eek:
 

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How do I create more space on my computer? I've begun removing files and putting them on a flash drive but it doesn't seem to help. ~New Mac user :eek:

Keep moving those files off your HD...and onto something else. Eventually the amount of free space will grow.

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How are you moving the items to your flash drive? You may be copying them to the drive rather than actually moving them which of course would make no difference in the amount of space used. The best solution is to purchase a larger hard drive to replace the one you have. Drives are inexpensive.
 

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How are you moving the items to your flash drive? You may be copying them to the drive rather than actually moving them which of course would make no difference in the amount of space used.
This is an excellent point - "moving" files to external storage doesn't actually move it. Instead, OS X copies files. You'll know if this is the case if you see a green circle with a plus sign when you go to move the files. If you're not gaining any space when you transfer the files, you're likely just copying them which leaves the original intact.
 

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