So you’re busy chugging away on your computer, downloading loads of video as you do, and suddenly there’s a problem. Your computer says it’s running out of disk space. WTF? The sad truth is that as ...

“My Mac used to be fast, but now it’s running so slow.” I’ve heard many versions of this complaint, and they’re always factually true, not just opinions: Macs do become sluggish over time, even if all ...

Computers have transformed our desks — and not necessarily for the better. Where previously workers had great stacks of paper and overflowing filing cabinets surrounding them, many offices are now ...

One of the questions I’m frequently asked as a Mac writer—and a question we see quite often in the Macworld forums —is, “My hard drive is getting full; how can I see which files are taking up all that ...

When you’re running a Macbook Air or Pro with an SSD in it, you’re probably concerned about space on your drive. You can easily sort files in the Finder by size to see what you might want to delete or ...

Last week I explained that your Mac will slow down if your startup disk gets too full, and that when you fill it up completely, your Mac might not be able to start up ...

I connected to my Xserve the other day to check on something, only to see the dreaded “The startup disk is almost full” error message. Mac OS X doesn’t like ...