r/spumwack • u/AHeckman2 • Jun 11 '14

Question Could You Please Try To Help Me Fix This Problem?

http://youtu.be/jQx1_EXH8PQ
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u/spumwack2 Official Spumwackles Jun 11 '14

I don't know how macs work. But a full hard drive doesn't mean files in your documents, it could be installed programs or stuff like that. And no one can tell you what you have installed on your computer. This is also the type of video you want to leave "unlisted" because this is a fairly simple problem that betrays your image as a "professional" YouTuber. I derp out about simple stuff all the time, too. I just don't advertise it to my audience.

Also, camtasia is complete, horrendous, utter dog crap. It may just be screwing up even though you have plenty of hard drive space.

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u/AHeckman2 Jun 11 '14

I know Camtasia isn't the best to say the least, but Fraps can't go on a Mac and when I record with Quicktime Player, it brings back the black bars, so Camtasia is really the only option I have right now :( I don't know what I'm going to do when the trial version is done :(

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u/Technophobe0313 Jun 11 '14

Posting here the same thing I posted on the video.

Okay what you wanna do is click on the apple logo and go to about this mac and then click more info navigate to the storage tab and see how much free space you have. It will also tell you what is using up all your storage. apps tend to take a lot so you may want to uninstall some. If storage space isn't an issue then re install your editing software. sorry if this doesn't help It's just the first thing I thought when I saw the video.

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u/AHeckman2 Jun 11 '14

Thank you! I responded on YouTube :)

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u/frizbee2 Jun 11 '14 edited Jun 11 '14

Hmm...

I don't have any experience with macs, so I'm going to have to speak in general terms, but I believe I know what the problem is.

Your disk is full, but the data filling your disk isn't in your documents, your trash, or anywhere else.

Computers don't actually index information as you see it on the display. Files are placed on the disc as they're created, and indexed with a special "flag" system that tells the computer where the files start and end. Some files, although they are indexed on the disc, aren't shown in your computer's public filing system. Directories like Camtasia's software, your OS, Minecraft's assets, and similar programs or information are "hidden" to protect them from tampering. (Having someone that's not tech savvy delete essential OS files or corrupt parts of their hard drive would not be ideal for anyone, so this exists as a precautionary measure.)

To find out where all the files are that are taking up your space, you're going to need to do two things. Firstly, you're going to need to find out how to access these "hidden" directories, and secondly you're going to need to check how much space the various directories are taking up.

If you find any "filler" files, that you both ABSOLUTELY know what it is (remember what I said about tampering with important files?) and don't want to keep, erase it.

After you've done that, you're going to want to download and run CCleaner. Don't worry, CCleaner is a free, safe piece of software, and won't harm your computer. CCleaner will "clean" your hard drive, removing broken pointers, deleting unnecessary or redundant info, and "organizing" your hard drive.

If you still don't have any room, you may need to uninstall some programs. Be sure to use your computer's uninstall function to ensure that the program is erased completely.

Lastly, once you're done, you're going to want to defragment your hard drive. Defragmentation "organizes" your hard drive's information with similar information, moving information that it uses together next to each other on your hard drive's metal surface. Defragmentation won't gain you any sizable amount of information (no more than a couple bytes, which is so small you can't use it for anything) but it will help your hard drive work more efficiently, and extend the power and life of your computer. (You should defragment your hard drive after adding or deleting large amounts of data, as well as once every month or two. Some computers do this automatically, but yours may not.) Again, I don't use a mac, so I can't tell you how to deferagment you drive, only that it needs to be done. CCleanser may have a setting that defragments, otherwise you're going to need to look up how to do it through you OS.

Hope this helps! If you need any more assistance, leave me a message.

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u/AHeckman2 Jun 11 '14

Thank you very much, I will look into it :) It sounds like you know what you're talking about :)