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    Cannot shut down normally in OS 10.4.11

    OK, thanks. Never heard of Console before (or if I did, it never sank in). At any rate, I guess I have to wait to check Console until the next time I have the problem, as it seems to clear itself upon shutdown.
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    Cannot shut down normally in OS 10.4.11

    I have an iBook G4 running OX 10.4.11. Recently I have had an intermittent problem where it won't shut down when I choose "Shut Down". The little warning box ("really want to shut down?" 2 minute warning, etc.) comes up, but whether I tell it to shut down immediately, or wait for the 2 minutes...
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    Flash drive crashes G4 on wake from sleep

    My SanDisk Cruzer 512MB flash drive is causing problems. Everything is fine until my iBook G4 (or my G4 mintower, which didn't used to have this problem) wakes from sleep with the flash drive mounted. I can work in any application or use Finder with other volumes, but as soon as I try to do...
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    Phantom files on my hard drive?

    Thanks to all of you who have offered suggestions. I've tried OnyX, WhatSize, and OmniDiskSweeper -- all to no avail. They all work well enough, as far as I can tell (and I used OnyX to clean up caches, etc.), but they still give me the same info as the Finder does when I check Calculate All...
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    Phantom files on my hard drive?

    Thanks a lot, Clive and Bob. I'll give these ideas a shot. Then, when I see some humungous invisible files lurking on my drive, I hope I'll know from their names whether it's okay to delete them! You might hear from me again. Thanks again, Rich
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    Phantom files on my hard drive?

    I'm running OS 10.4.7 on a 400 MHz G4, and I seem to have some phantom items on my hard drive. "Calculate folder sizes" in the View:Show View Options tells me that (after I do the math) I have 4GB in use. But "Get Info" on that volume shows 6.7GB in use. I need those GBs. How can I free up that...
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