Question Something is gobbling up my Mac harddrive space

[Peebles137]

I keep getting message my Mac HD harddrive is full.
I delete files and free up gigabytes, then I start using the Mac and very shortly I have no free space again.
I finally got an external drive and moved lots over and deleted lots of files.
Next day I don't have that freed up space again.

What could be gobbling up my harddrive space?

It's messes up everything I go to do like downloading email attachments, running software. It's horrible and I can't figure out what's going on.

Any ideas? Is it a virus or something?
Thanks

 

[DarkSable]

Virus? That's my best guess. Either that or the hard drive is failing.

 

[JustSomeJoe]

Without knowing what build of OS X (or anything else about the machine...) all I can suggest is try installing and running Onyx.

 

[13thmonkey]

its not creating incremental backups and using space that way?

 

[Peebles137]

I think I found it. I believe it was MAIL. I had not downloaded emails to computer for about a year and just started to do so because my Yahoo account wouldn't allow me to open attachments cause HD drive was too full. So although I was deleting lots of large files, the more room I made the more emails loaded in. I think I am okay now. Thank you all for your responses.

Peebles137
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Original question

I keep getting message my Mac HD harddrive is full.
I delete files and free up gigabytes, then I start using the Mac and very shortly I have no free space again.
I finally got an external drive and moved lots over and deleted lots of files.
Next day I don't have that freed up space again.

What could be gobbling up my harddrive space?

It's messes up everything I go to do like downloading email attachments, running software. It's horrible and I can't figure out what's going on.

Any ideas? Is it a virus or something?
Thanks