Well we'll see. It appears that my reinstall worked. I have no earthly idea what gets corrupted when the disk gets full but I gues when I get my external hd I won't have that problem lol! Take care. On Mar 23, 2011, at 10:51 AM, John Panarese wrote: > I don't think there were any announced VoiceOver improvements or additions > in the latest OS upgrade. I don't think we will see anything that major > until Lion is released in the summer. > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.macfortheblind.com > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > On Mar 23, 2011, at 12:43 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> A bit. everything seems a bit more snapper and there were I believe some >> security holes fixed as usual. I don't see any access improvements like the >> voice over hands not beeing fixed. >> Sarah Alawami >> >> If you need an edit done on a small project go to >> http://music.marrie.org/master.html for more info. If you need to contact me >> my info is below. >> >> MSN and AIM: marrie12@xxxxxxxxx >> >> website: http://music.marrie.org >> Podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com >> youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 >> >> On Mar 22, 2011, at 7:11 PM, John Panarese wrote: >> >>> Was there any improvements with the OS upgrade? Just out of curiosity. >>> >>> Take Care >>> >>> John D. Panarese >>> Director >>> Mac for the Blind >>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>> >>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>> >>> On Mar 22, 2011, at 9:46 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>> >>>> Well I tried a restore and that failed. the restore went ok but my mail i >>>> still slow my finder seems to be ok but I don't want to reinstall mail. I >>>> will though fi that's what it takes. Blah. I just don't see why it is not >>>> happening in the other account just this one. OH well. I'll try a >>>> reinstall this week and see if that helps. I know it will beu why my >>>> computer acts like that when my start up disk is full and why it continues >>>> when it is not is a mystery. Actually I have someone else who is >>>> experiencing the same isue as well his start up disk got full and he >>>> emptied it and now it is acting like mine. >>>> >>>> Take care. >>>> On Mar 21, 2011, at 3:09 PM, John Panarese wrote: >>>> >>>>> Do you have an Apple Store nearby? It might be worth a trip there. >>>>> Maybe, sitting down with someone and showing them what you are >>>>> experiencing would help. >>>>> >>>>> Take Care >>>>> >>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>> Director >>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>> >>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 21, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> except now I have 120gb free and tha'ts plenty of space for my system >>>>>> to do what it needs to so something else is deeper in the problem. I >>>>>> don't know and I get the feelign this apple superviser is off his >>>>>> rocker by just a bit. >>>>>> On Mar 21, 2011, at 11:45 AM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> It just doesn't make sense that one user account would have issues over >>>>>>> another. Obviously, anything is possible in the world of computers, >>>>>>> but there has to be some reason for this. A disk becoming full should, >>>>>>> as I said, become an issue when you are topping it out and there isn't >>>>>>> enough room for the system to perform its various tasks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>> >>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>> Director >>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mar 21, 2011, at 2:18 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> No I have all of the programs I usually install and all went well >>>>>>>> until my start up disk went full. I hve about 120 gigs free as of now >>>>>>>> and it is still doing that. In fact my mail yesterday suddenly crashed >>>>>>>> and quit and finder went crazy but in the other account it went smooth. >>>>>>>> On Mar 21, 2011, at 10:43 AM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> That's interesting. Why would another account not be a problem? It >>>>>>>>> might be something installed, I guess. Please keep us posted. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>>>> Director >>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mar 20, 2011, at 8:41 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> No there solution for now was to create a test account with admin >>>>>>>>>> rights. that seems to be goign bery well and very smooth except I >>>>>>>>>> can't access my timke machine to get at my main account and i can't >>>>>>>>>> get at my main account while loged in to my test admin account. it >>>>>>>>>> seels more stable to. no slow downs of finder and mail. >>>>>>>>>> On Mar 20, 2011, at 5:34 PM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> So you just reinstalled again? Was that their solution? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>>>>>> Director >>>>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>>>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 20, 2011, at 7:27 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> WellI tested and am still testing in my new account and it seems >>>>>>>>>>>> to run a lot faster and I've run it for hours with out the slow >>>>>>>>>>>> downs. so I don't know what to do from here. I don't know what the >>>>>>>>>>>> apple adviser will suggest but i should not need to reinstall >>>>>>>>>>>> every time my start up disk gets full which it will until I get >>>>>>>>>>>> myself an external drive in about a month.. >>>>>>>>>>>> Sarah Alawami >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> If you need an edit done on a small project go to >>>>>>>>>>>> http://music.marrie.org/master.html for more info. If you need to >>>>>>>>>>>> contact me my info is below. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> MSN and AIM: marrie12@xxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> website: http://music.marrie.org >>>>>>>>>>>> Podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com >>>>>>>>>>>> youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 19, 2011, at 3:27 PM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> OK, so this more strongly leads me to believe that this might be >>>>>>>>>>>>> a hardware issue. If you have tried installing the OS again, it >>>>>>>>>>>>> could only be that. However, if you have your material all >>>>>>>>>>>>> backed up and have not done a reinstall, I'd do a complete wipe >>>>>>>>>>>>> and then install the OS from scratch. After that, move your >>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff over. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>> Director >>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>>>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>>>>>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 19, 2011, at 6:23 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> yeha i tried searching google but there were snobish forum >>>>>>>>>>>>>> replies talkign about osx and how it really did not need to be >>>>>>>>>>>>>> maintained and all of them said to do repair permitions. I've >>>>>>>>>>>>>> been searching this for months and no luck. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 19, 2011, at 1:07 PM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Again, speak to an Apple tech support person or do some serious >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> searching on Google. Maybe, on of the Mac forums might have a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good suggestion. Also, on the Apple website, do a search in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> support to find out if there are any knowledge base articles of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relevance. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 19, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No it should not. If I open let' say 1 or even 4 messages at a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time in mail, my mail acts like it wants to freeze. it is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> between 1 and 2 seconds or maybe a bit more until I hear the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changing window soundd. and even vo right arrowing is causing >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mail or finder to be busy in list mode. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 19, 2011, at 11:03 AM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, like I said, this might be a question for Apple >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> support. To me, it should not be behaving like that. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 19, 2011, at 1:43 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The thing is only a year old. Only finder and mail seem to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slow to a crawl. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 19/03/2011, at 9:41, John Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Even with those size files, the entire system shouldn't be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slowing down like that. Honestly, I am out of ideas. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is probably something obvious that is being missed, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but I would really contact the local Apple Store or call >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apple. How old is this machine? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 19, 2011, at 12:51 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well I ran onyx and it does not seem to have worked. I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also ran a repair disk and an disk utility and no go. I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also repaired permitions. it sucks tha tonly files under >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 20 mb are defraged. My work has to have me work with files >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that are hundreds of mb big and sometimes even about a gig >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a whole project. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take care. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 8:14 PM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Keep us posted, Sarah. When all else fails, a call to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apple support or a visit to an Apple Store is always an >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> option as well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 11:12 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I also run cached out. spelled it wrong but for those >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that need something else it's a good good tool. I'll try >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> onyx and see if it fixes it. Maybe the third time will >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be a chrm. I'm frustrated by tghis! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 7:50 PM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is a good application. There are utilities in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there worth running and scheduling. Clearing the cache >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and such. I use Cocktail, but it's the same thing. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd still run a disk permissions repair off of your >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> install disk for the heck of it as well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 10:47 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I checked all of this and it seems to be speeding up >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slowly but this is getting rediculous. I have not yet >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> run permitions again. well I did a few weeks ago but I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need to get back inthe habit. I wonder what onyx will >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do for me lol! that is a pretty good suite of stuff to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fun. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 7:36 PM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Honestly, this shouldn't be happening with a Mac. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You are not using that much disk space. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Other ideas would be running a disk permissions check >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from Utilities off of your install disk. Also, check >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> activity monitor to see if anything is running that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you are not aware of. Check to see if you have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything starting up with the system in your login >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> area of system preferences under Accounts. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 10:25 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I disabled the dash board as I don't know how to use >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it. I have 4 gigs of ram on this thing and I do >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> empty my trash. the last time I repaired permitions >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it worked, for about 10 minutes and then it went >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> back to slowness. that was a few months ago when >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this happened. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 7:04 PM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, you can try running permissions first. See >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if that helps. Also, make sure you don't have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything eating your processor power. It's not as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> big a deal on a Mac, but how much RAM to you have? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, make sure you empty the trash and you don't >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have open widgets running in background. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 10:01 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Most of my stuff is projects I do for other >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people that are huge up to 3 or 4 gigs in size. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OH fun! but yeah this is ridiculous. I thought >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that it would have defraged itself by now but I'l >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be patient. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 6:15 PM, John Panarese wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's a lot of downloaded material. Yes, an >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> external drive to back it all up and also >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eliminating anything not important. I have had >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my MBP for two years and I haven't filled forty >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> percent of the HD yet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 8:40 PM, Bubba wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yep that was what I thought. This person must >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really have a lot of stuff on >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> her HD. It might be time to get a external HD. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sign, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bubba >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Behalf Of John Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:43 PM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: start up disk full >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> again >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You mean your actual hard drive? How did you >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fill it up so much? A >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> drive filling up shouldn't slow a system down >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> until you have really filled >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it beyond 75 percent capasity from personal >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> experience. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 7:32 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I mean at the time my start up disk was a 0 kb >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and before then everythign >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was slowing down to a crawl well finder and mail >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mainly. Now I'm at 91 or >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so out of 250 gigs free and everythign is still >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slow. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 4:23 PM, John Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What do you mean by full startup disk? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Take Care >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> John D. Panarese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac for the Blind >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> VOICEOVER TRAINING AND >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SUPPORT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 5:53 PM, Sarah Alawami >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ok once again I have a full start up disk. If >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I clear at least half of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that my mail and finder are still as slow as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ever in rendering tables and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff in the message list views and in list mode >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in finder. How can I make >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> things faster with out reinstalling? I don't >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> want to go that rout. Not >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> again. I have too much to focus on this week >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with mid terms coming up. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> update: I've now freed up to 93 gigs of space >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but the darned thing is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> still slow especially in the mail program at >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rendering the table for my >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> messages when I'm done reading a few. How can I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fix this? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sarah Alawami >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you need an edit done on a small project >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> go to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://music.marrie.org/master.html for more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> info. If you need to contact me >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my info is below. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MSN and AIM: marrie12@xxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> website: http://music.marrie.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > Sarah Alawami If you need an edit done on a small project go to http://music.marrie.org/master.html for more info. If you need to contact me my info is below. MSN and AIM: marrie12@xxxxxxxxx website: http://music.marrie.org Podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125