More Apple MacBook woes! :(

ghostrider4385 · 27th May 2007, 02:37

Hey people,

As the title suggests, my MacBook's giving me more troubles of sorts.

I had about 13gb of hard disc space free this morning. Using a 3rd party software called Mediafork (I have used it without a hitch before), I tried ripping a wedding dvd onto my notebook. 1st I tried ripping it to the mp4 format. It ripped but refused to play. Gave some error I don't quite remember now. So I trashed the file and deleted it from the trash bin. Then I tried ripping it as a avi. There was no coordination between the video and the sound. So i trashed this file too and deleted it from the bin. I then open iTunes and play music from my playlist. I kept giving me some low disk space msg. I checked my space, and I notice that there's only 160mb(!!!) of memory remaining! I emptied my cache and all. Still no use.

What the dickens is the problem now?! Mac gurus... please help!

Sam Kapasi · 27th May 2007, 07:36

The answer lies in your library. Not in your applications. I suspect a copy of the DVD is there. Perhaps an incomplete rip.

Correct use of the fnder will help you locate the large file.

esteem_lover · 27th May 2007, 08:27

search for recently modified files & see the list that throws up. You should be able to identify the culprit(s).

ghostrider4385 · 27th May 2007, 14:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

The answer lies in your library. Not in your applications. I suspect a copy of the DVD is there. Perhaps an incomplete rip.

Correct use of the fnder will help you locate the large file.

Correct use as in? I went to my library, changed to view by date created, then using spotlight I searched for everything possible... .mp4, .avi, NEW (the files name)... no luck.

Any more suggestions?

speedonline · 28th May 2007, 16:55

try checking the program folder as some of these ripping programs create temp file and then dont delete them.

27th May 2007, 02:37	#1
ghostrider4385 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 389 Thanked: 12 Times	More Apple MacBook woes! :( Hey people, As the title suggests, my MacBook's giving me more troubles of sorts. I had about 13gb of hard disc space free this morning. Using a 3rd party software called Mediafork (I have used it without a hitch before), I tried ripping a wedding dvd onto my notebook. 1st I tried ripping it to the mp4 format. It ripped but refused to play. Gave some error I don't quite remember now. So I trashed the file and deleted it from the trash bin. Then I tried ripping it as a avi. There was no coordination between the video and the sound. So i trashed this file too and deleted it from the bin. I then open iTunes and play music from my playlist. I kept giving me some low disk space msg. I checked my space, and I notice that there's only 160mb(!!!) of memory remaining! I emptied my cache and all. Still no use. What the dickens is the problem now?! Mac gurus... please help!
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27th May 2007, 07:36	#2
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage	The answer lies in your library. Not in your applications. I suspect a copy of the DVD is there. Perhaps an incomplete rip. Correct use of the fnder will help you locate the large file.
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27th May 2007, 08:27	#3
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	search for recently modified files & see the list that throws up. You should be able to identify the culprit(s).
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28th May 2007, 16:55	#5
speedonline BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 46 Thanked: 0 Times	try checking the program folder as some of these ripping programs create temp file and then dont delete them.
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