Start Up Disc Full??

[Littleboo]

I keep getting an error box that my start up disc is almost full. I've really stripped my laptop of most of the programs and files. I have done disc utility and it finds no issues. What do I do?

It's 10.5.8
Processor 2 GHz Intel core 2 duo
Memory 2 GB 667 MHzDDR2 SDRAM

 

[GGJstudios]

If you're wondering what "Other" category in the Lion storage tab is about, this may help explain:

What is this "Other" in the storage tab? What is eating my space​

For space issues not explained by the above, there are a few things you can try, some of which may or may not apply:

• Begin by restarting your computer as a first step. This sometimes resolves issues.
• For Time Machine users on notebooks running Lion, space may being consumed by Time Machine local snapshots, which can be disabled.
  OS X Lion: About Time Machine's "local snapshots" on portable Macs
• Search with Finder to see if the space is being consumed by a very large file or several large files. Adjust the 50GB in the illustration to whatever size you deem appropriate.
  
  
• Use OmniDiskSweeper, JDisk Report, Disk Inventory X, DaisyDisk or GrandPerspective to see how space is being used on your drive. Some of these apps may show more detail than others, so try several.
• Check your drive with Disk Utility: Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks
• Try re-indexing your drive: Spotlight: How to re-index folders or volumes

Here are a few resolutions found by others with the same question:

• Encrypted drive
• Time Machine backup files and needed disk repair
• App filling log file
• App or file was 89GB
• Drive needed to be re-indexed
• Time Machine backup file
• Large app cache file
• Garageband files and video podcasts
• Oversized email being duplicated
• Another email issue

 

[Littleboo]

Thanks for your time in helping me. Sorry, I have a few more questions.

This has been going on for about a month, so I've rebooted several times. It doesn't do much.

Ran Disc utility and no issues were found

I can't figure out how to search for big files, but I've pretty much gone through the entire computer and there isn't any files. It's not my main computer so I don't use it for storage of files, etc.

I have no space to download the applications you sent.

I am wondering if I should wipe it clean and install leopard. thoughts? I was hoping to resolve it without having to install programs, email accounts, etc.

 

[GGJstudios]

Thanks for your time in helping me. Sorry, I have a few more questions.

This has been going on for about a month, so I've rebooted several times. It doesn't do much.

Ran Disc utility and no issues were found

I can't figure out how to search for big files, but I've pretty much gone through the entire computer and there isn't any files. It's not my main computer so I don't use it for storage of files, etc.

I have no space to download the applications you sent.

I am wondering if I should wipe it clean and install leopard. thoughts? I was hoping to resolve it without having to install programs, email accounts, etc.

If you'll take the time to read my post and the links provided, you'll find several possible solutions that don't require installing apps. Just take the suggestions one at a time. There's no way for someone to give you one simple thing to do, as your issue may be caused by one of many possibilities. It just takes some time to carefully consider each one and see if it applies to your case.