to delete or not to delete

[MLO]

Howdy,

I am web savvy and all but in no means do I understand the back end of computers. My Macbook Pro hard drives is be taken up by something. I like to keep it at around 74 gigs and now it's up to 79 gigs used. I have not downloaded anything. All my FCP edits are done on an external hard drive.
I downloaded omni sweep, no idea what to keep or delete. One file under private/var/vm has an item " sleepimage" which is taken up 4 gigs of space.
What is it and can it be deleted?

Thanks

 

[yellow]

It's the image used when the computer is put to sleep. You can remove it, but it'll come back automatically so there's no point in removing it.

 

[r.j.s]

It can be deleted, but it will come back.

The sleepimage is what is written when you put your computer to sleep. Sometimes, it doesn't delete.

 

[kastenbrust]

Do you use time machine by any chance?

 

[MLO]

Yes, I use time machine.

Also, in Application Support I noticed 3 folders
1) FlexNet publisher
2)Net Services
3)MindVision
no idea what these are?

Perhaps I should do a simple one-to-one training

 

[yellow]

Those are all normal, and none of them should be too large. Don't delete them.

 

[kastenbrust]

Wheres your time machine set to back up to?

Which hard drive? If you have more than one

 

[MLO]

I use a TB Lacie for time Machine. For editing video I use a G Force mini 200 gig, which is never hooked up with the Lacie