[mac4theblind] Re: start up disk full again
- From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:59:15 -0700
Yeah it is. I really dn't knwo what's causing or what caused it. I'll have ot
ask next time it happens.
Take care.
On Mar 23, 2011, at 5:40 PM, John Panarese wrote:
> Please keep us posted. It is certainly a very strange issue.
>
> 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 8:35 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>
>> 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
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>> Sarah Alawami
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>> 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
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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
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