[stevieleaky]

k imac rev a 4 gig, os 9.01 --i have just deleted all these files to try and free up space. my hard drive says i have 500 mb left, but after adding up every folder on the mac hard drive, itt adds to 700 mb. what is going on? no folders on the desktop.... thanks.

[gto47]

Invisible files and such. Its supposed to be like that. If you're so short for space you might want to think about swapping that drive with a bigger one.

[stevieleaky]

ah.... yes the hidden files and such..... Can someone tell me why these are adding up to so much space if in fact they are the problem?. I have had my mac for years and never seen this problem. I do have external HD's but I am talking aout the internal hd. Has anyone else had this problem and could you tell me how it was fixed. It would be easy for me to reinstall everything, but I am interested to know how this problem happens and how to fix it. I don't want a bigger hard drive.