what is the problem?

[Noize Anomaly]

ok i thought the trouble i've been having was because my hd was too full but now i'm not so sure.

it started a while ago when my dvd player on my mac stopped working. it just wouldn't read dvds. not sure if this is related or not.

i have a 40 gig internal hd. it was so full that i had only about half a gig left. now i hav about 3 gigs free and the same problems. here is what happens:

if i open the finder and click on macintosh HD the finder just freezes every time. if i try to save or load a file, the application freezes. and, i can't shut down my computer. i really need to start recording soon. what do you think the problem is?

p.s. itunes works fine though.....

[Just Doug1]

Is it data or software that's filled your hard drive? Maybe it's time to update that DVD player to a burner.

[Noize Anomaly]

it is data. mostly mp3s and saved audio projects i've been working on.

[Just Doug1]

Any hard drive needs some free space to work best. IMO, a small few G on a 40G drive is a bottleneck. I'd run any diags you can on the optical drive and replace it with a burner if it's kaput.

Tim is likely your best bet for specifics on the technical end. You could PM him and he'll likely be glad to help.

[Noize Anomaly]

i can't even run onyx to try and help my HD. it seems that anything i use that needs to access the HD ends up freezing. except for itunes, which i find strange. i guess i'm gonna shell out a few hundred for an external HD and reload everything and see if that helps. by the way, do you guys know if Lacie hard drives are any good?