Comments on: No Space Left on Device Error

By: Michael Knowles

Michael Knowles — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:48:35 +0000

I tell you what… that diskinventoryx program really found alot of junk that had piled up as a result of an archive & install I had to do late last summer… and it seems so far to have solved the no space left on device error.

and when I mean junk… i mean a good 20gigs worth of junk.

By: kajjjil

kajjjil — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:02:08 +0000

worked fine for me, too. but i had to remove a lot of large files.

By: chicmusic

chicmusic — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:47:09 +0000

In the first time, sorry for my english.
I don’t speak english very well.
Thanks, thanks, thanks, … and 1,234,567 thanks.
(Copy/Paste, jeje) Removing large files with the help of Disk Inventory X worked with me.

I was desesperated and now i’m very happy.
Thanks.

By: Techi50

Techi50 — Sun, 17 May 2009 20:15:34 +0000

Removing large files with the help of Disk Inventory X worked with me.
Thanks.

By: David

David — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:00:31 +0000

I’ve tried doing everything in TechTool, and I’ve tried using OnyX. I’ve cleaned, repaired, verified, optimized, you name it… i’ve done it! My problem is I can’t remove some large 1 gig files because they are important to other programs I need to run.

Are there any other REAL solutions that actually work? The 1 gig file thing doesn’t seem legit anyway, as others have deleted all files over a gig and still have the problem.

Has anyone spoke with Apple support at all?

I really want to partition this drive, and this this is giving me hell. Nobody seems to have the answer, but everyone seems to have the same problem.

MacBook Pro, 100 gig 7200 rpm drive, 2 gigs ram,
Leopard 10.5.6 - all updates

Thanks for your help.

By: Jacob Friis Saxberg

Jacob Friis Saxberg — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:33:57 +0000

My solution was to defragment the drive.
In TechTool I did a File Optimization and then a Volume Optimization.

By: manuel Alfredo Guerra Calderon

manuel Alfredo Guerra Calderon — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:28:38 +0000

yes i haven’t try it but i have the same problem …but i guess i have finally understand this message…. it is simple you have enough espace to make partition but how much free space you leave for the MAC OS partition i guess they should be 20 coz i have been trying it i can make partitions that leave more than 20G to mac but no one that leave less free space for mac…..ok

By: Andrew Pennebaker

Andrew Pennebaker — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:44 +0000

10.5.4 still has that problem.

By: pcl

pcl — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:15:33 +0000

I delete/moved all files over 680 mb. I keep on getting the “no space” error. Are there any other potential causes of this problem? I’m pretty sure my disk is healthy because I didn’t get anything out of the usual when I repaired it.

Does 10.5.3 still do this?

By: Dual Boot OS X Leopard Tiger (10.5 10.4) Installation « Mac OS X Leopard & Tiger Dual Boot

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:40:03 +0000

[...] EDIT: Yozlet mentions in the comments below that removing large files (1GB+) can also help avoid the dreaded “no space left on device” error while repartitioning the drive. Here are some tips on finding and removing old files on your Mac to avoid the “no space left on device”…. [...]