you are going to have to delete, move or archive your data to regain at least 15-20 GBs of empty hard drive space.

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Have you emptied your iMac's Trash icon in the Dock?

Files on my Mac, Where are they? I have been having HUGE issues with the 'Main Identity' and Database. In all this mess I seemed to have lost all my archived email messages that I have save 'On my Mac'.
Trying to free up HD space. I have lots of files in my download folder. I am afraid to delete files. For instance the two largest are VMware (215MB) and Itunes11.0 (206 Mb). I run both iTuens and VM but do I need to keep the downloaded fiels in the download folder? Can I delete them? I'm running VM and iTunes?

If you use iPhoto, iPhoto has its own trash that needs to be emptied, also.

If you use Apple Mail app, Apple Mail also has its own trash area that needs to be emptied, too!

In System folder under Printers folder, delete any printer drivers from manufacturers you aren't using.

Other things you can do to gain space.

Delete any old or no longer needed emails and/or archive older emails you want to save.

Look through your Documents folder and delete any type of old useless type files like 'Read Me' type files.

Again, archive or delete any old documents you no longer use or immediately need.

Download an app called OnyX for your version of OS X.

When you install and launch it, let it do its thing initially, then go to the cleaning and maintenance tabs and run all of the processes in the tabs. Let OnyX clean out all web browser cache files, web browser histories, system cache files, delete old error log files.

Typically, iTunes and iPhoto libraries are the biggest users of HD space.

You may have to Purchase an external FireWire or Thunderbolt hard drive to move these files/data off of your internal drive to the external hard drive and deleted off of the internal hard drive.

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If you have any other large folders of personal data or projects, these should be moved, also, to the external hard drive and then either archived to disc media and/or deleted off your internal hard drive.

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Good Luck!