Post by: kimmer on January 19, 2011, 11:31:00 PM
Thank you ever so.
Post by: jchuzi on January 20, 2011, 05:29:00 AM
In addition, look at some of the options here. Having never used any of these, I can't make a recommendation one way or the other.
Post by: FLASH1296 on January 20, 2011, 10:00:07 AM
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/30017/cleanmymac
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23200/xslimmer
The latter is not quite as powerful as the former.
Post by: kimmer on January 20, 2011, 07:24:18 PM
Post by: Xairbusdriver on January 20, 2011, 07:37:21 PM
Second reason I don't bother with these 'cleaning' apps is that 99% of their unrecognizable files are probably less than a very few MBs of space. With even a 100GB drive, why bother taking the time to search or risking the loss of some file you didn't know you actually needed that the cleaning app blithely sent to the trash?!
The main space hog will be the app itself. If you don't remember what it was downloaded for, try running it and be ready for a bit of joy. If you do remember why you got it but can't remember the last time it was used, delete it and be ready for another bit of joy!
Finally, by not installing a 'cleaning app' you'll have one less deletion routine!
I would suggest an app that shows file sizes. Then you can spend time finding out that none of the biggest ones can be deleted! 
Post by: Highmac on January 21, 2011, 01:52:30 AM
In my G5 dock I've got CleanApp v1.6.4 (reckon it was a coverdisc freebie), so fired it up. Useful thing is you can search the HD for "unused files" and then choose to arrange them by size or age. Biggest unused files I've got are from Toast. You know when it asks "Do you want to save the changes?" Well, I've obviously often said Yes and still have many of the original MPEG files as well as the Toast files! Result is GBs of video and audio files - which helps explain why there is only 39GB available on a 250GB drive.
Main problem is when you try to delete an app you have never used it warns that some of its files "may be used by other programs", though the latest version claims to have dealt with that. However, I'm more inclined to go with Jim's suggestion that it's safer just to delete the program!
In the meantime, there are files to delete here..... see you later!
Post by: kimmer on January 21, 2011, 10:32:56 PM
After researching and reading, I opted to simply delete the apps. Reclaimed just over a GB of space on my HD.
Next I'll tackle my games folder.
Then comes my documents folder.
Followed by music, and finally pictures.
Figure it will take me all of 2011 to do this. LOL!
Post by: Highmac on January 22, 2011, 01:34:24 AM
And when things are labelled "last opened" in 2003, you just KNOW you'll never, ever need it again.
Until, of course, about a week after you've deleted it
Post by: Xairbusdriver on January 22, 2011, 08:32:49 AM
You probably through away your vinyl collection, too!!!QUOTE
Until, of course, about a week after you've deleted it
Been there, have the T-shirt! 