This item "--" cannot be copied because there is not enough free space. Hardrive

[saxman351960]

Ok. I just got this mac, and i formatted the drive.
It is formated to Mac OS Extended (journaled)
Im trying to install Yahoo messenger. (it is doing this with all other programs im trying; limewire, thunderbird, opera.)
I keep getting the message "The item "Yahoo! Messenger" cannot be copied because there is not enough space."
It also says this when i try to pull a file off an 8 GB ScanDisk Flash Drive.

Can anyone give me an idea of what to do. I dont have the OS disk. I loaded it using a friends, and now it is not letting me.

 

[guydude193]

Go to Finder preferences and click the Advanced tab. Once there, make sure the Empty Trash Securely checkbox is checked. Then what you'll want to do is delete all programs/files you don't need. It will take a while, but in the process, you'll free up a ton of hard drive space.
Tip: Go to the Movies tab in a Finder window and make sure all iMovie projects/events that you don't need are gone. You'll free up a TON of space.
Hope this helps!

 

[jzuena]

Ok. I just got this mac, and i formatted the drive.
It is formated to Mac OS Extended (journaled)
Im trying to install Yahoo messenger. (it is doing this with all other programs im trying; limewire, thunderbird, opera.)
I keep getting the message "The item "Yahoo! Messenger" cannot be copied because there is not enough space."
It also says this when i try to pull a file off an 8 GB ScanDisk Flash Drive.

Can anyone give me an idea of what to do. I dont have the OS disk. I loaded it using a friends, and now it is not letting me.

I assume you mean you erased a second drive and not the boot drive, right

When you formatted the drive, did you set up the partitioning, too? Because if the drive came from a PC it is partitioned using MBR. You want APM (Apple Partition Map) for a PowerPC Mac. Using Disk Utility, select the entire drive and go to the Partition tab. Under Volume Scheme, choose anything other than Current. Even if the drive already has 1 partition, change it to 1 Partition. Then click on the Options... button and choose APM for the partition type.

 

[saxman351960]

Ok. There is more than ample enough space left on the primary hard drive. I formatted it, and put the OS on it. There is 76.5 GB left.

And with the secondary hard drive, it wont let me edit the priveledges.

 

[willpower101]

bump. silly that I am experiencing this on two different macs and no one seems to have an answer

 

[bware189]

Happening to me also using word. Seemingly there's not enough space to do temporary save backups, yet I have 80gigs free. Anyone got a clue on this?