SillyDog701

[trevor2005]

Hello.

How can I safely claim back 11GB of space which my computer is storing data worth 11GB in

/private/var/spool/cups/tmp

I want to do this by using Terminal program on my PowerMacOSX 10.3.9 but I want to be able to print ok once I have done this (usually I mess up my settings and affetc my RIP iProof Xsoftware)

Any ideas?

Trevor

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[Don_HH2K]

On most UNIXes such as Mac OS, a ./tmp folder would indicate temporary files, and in your case, it looks like temporary print spooler documents from CUPS (which handles printing on OS X). You should safely be able to delete those files by typing the following commands into Terminal (one at a time):

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rm -r /private/var/spool/cups/tmp/*
rm -r /private/var/spool/cups/tmp/.*

If you aren't logged in as root, you may need to add [tt]sudo[/tt] before those two commands (or, of course, you could just log in as root). You need to have at least administrator privelages to run [tt]sudo[/tt] if I'm not mistaken.

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[Antony]

Hello.

How can I safely claim back 11GB of space which my computer is storing data worth 11GB in

/private/var/spool/cups/tmp

I want to do this by using Terminal program on my PowerMacOSX 10.3.9 but I want to be able to print ok once I have done this (usually I mess up my settings and affetc my RIP iProof Xsoftware)

Any ideas?

Trevor

Trevor, I've mentioned the method in [sdt=8984]this thread[/sdt] a few times. I even tested the methods (including using Cocktail) myself, please follow [sdt=8984]this thread[/sdt].

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[trevor2005]

Don

Thank you for the advice,it didn't work!

I launched Terminal and put in code:
rm -r /private/var/spool/cups/tmp/*
it read Permission denied
I tried with
sudo rm -r /private/var/spool/cups/tmp/*
No such file or directory

What to do now now?

Anthony
That link you said to follow has all my unsuccessful tries and frustrations thta is why I want to start all over again with a simple straightforward solution–this is driving me crazy!!!

Please can anyone help me retrieve 11GB of data back from
/private/var/spool/cups/tmp/ using Terminal safely so my print optins and set-up stay the same and working.

Trevor

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[Don_HH2K]

Did you try [tt]sudo rm -r /private/var/spool/cups/tmp/.*[/tt] as well, and get the same result?

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[trevor2005]

Don

Hi there, I really do appreciate you trying to help.

Yes I tried
sudo rm -r /private/var/spool/cups/tmp/.*

and it read
No such file or directory

Trevor

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[Don_HH2K]

Could you try running [tt]sudo ls /private/var/spool/cups/tmp[/tt], and see if you get anything?

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[trevor2005]

Don

Hi again.

Tried
sudo ls /private/var/spool/cups/tmp

it came up a long list of numbers and letters–what are they?
Trevor

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[Don_HH2K]

Then there are files in that directory, though for some reason [tt]rm[/tt] is apparently saying that you don't. I don't know the reasons for this, since executing [tt]rm -r *[/tt] should wipe everything (and [tt]rm -r .*[/tt] would wipe hidden files).

From the looks of things I'd go along with Antony's suggestion and give Cocktail a try.

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[trevor2005]

Don

Thank you for your reply.

I have used Terminal to retrieve my GB before but I messed up my print settings.

My Coctail needs me to register (which I thought I did) so not a;; of it works.

Trevor

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[Antony]

Anthony
That link you said to follow has all my unsuccessful tries and frustrations thta is why I want to start all over again with a simple straightforward solution–this is driving me crazy!!!

Didn't you say that you [sdp=57748]successfully fixed[/sdp] it (once) in that thread?

Please can anyone help me retrieve 11GB of data back from
/private/var/spool/cups/tmp/ using Terminal safely so my print optins and set-up stay the same and working.

Trevor

I am pretty sure the methods people give you would be more or less to the one I gave you already.

So exactly, which part of my post in [sdt=8984]that thread[/sdt] you don't understand or you can't follow?

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[Antony]

Try

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du -h /private

and tell us which folder used the most space.

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