brian ramos
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Osx yosemite moves really slow
I only have 10 gigs free of a 250 gig HD
Is there any easy way to free up 100 gigs and to see what is missing
Also what else can I do to speed up my mac
It is a late 2009 Macbook
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Is there any easy way to free up 100 gigs and to see what is missing
Also what else can I do to speed up my mac
It is a late 2009 Macbook
No browser is working right now
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Removing Startup items:
System Preferences>Users & Groups>Log in Items
Highlight and use the minus button at the bottom left to remove startup items. (Unchecking does not remove them - simply tells them to load in background)
System Preferences>Users & Groups>Log in Items
Highlight and use the minus button at the bottom left to remove startup items. (Unchecking does not remove them - simply tells them to load in background)
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Ok and if I want to remove apps completely that might be taking up space how to do this
Use the program you suggested in the beginning???!
Use the program you suggested in the beginning???!
The program I suggested at the beginning will only identify what files are taking up the most space.
To remove apps, just drag them to the trash and empty the trash.
You have been emptying the trash, right? You don't free up any space until the trash is emptied.
Generally speaking, Apps don't take up all that much room. As I said, it is photos, movies and music that use up the most space by far.
You can right-click on a file or folder and select "Get Info" to find out how much space a file for folder take up.
As an experiment, to get infos on your Pictures, Movies and Music folder and see how much room each is taking up.
Then for comparison, to the same for you Apps folder.
To remove apps, just drag them to the trash and empty the trash.
You have been emptying the trash, right? You don't free up any space until the trash is emptied.
Generally speaking, Apps don't take up all that much room. As I said, it is photos, movies and music that use up the most space by far.
You can right-click on a file or folder and select "Get Info" to find out how much space a file for folder take up.
As an experiment, to get infos on your Pictures, Movies and Music folder and see how much room each is taking up.
Then for comparison, to the same for you Apps folder.
Omni Disk Sweeper will let you see folder by folder what is taking up room. Makes it very easy to see which folders and files are filling up your hard drive (http://www.omnigroup.com/omnidisksweeper/)
To completely remove programs, I recommend AppCleaner (http://www.freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/). Programs typically leave preference files and other things on your system. They don't take up a lot of room, but every little bit helps. Just make sure before you delete something that it doesn't contain photos or other things that you want.
To completely remove programs, I recommend AppCleaner (http://www.freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/). Programs typically leave preference files and other things on your system. They don't take up a lot of room, but every little bit helps. Just make sure before you delete something that it doesn't contain photos or other things that you want.
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I also notice on the top of my screen a lot of programs next to the battery bar