I run a Win XP VM on my iMac through Fusion 5.0.4. Recently, some process or program has been eating up all my hard drive space. I downloaded a program called GrandPerspective to map out what files are using up my hard drive, and discovered a huge file (253 GB) that I did not intentionally create that is the culprit. It is some sort of log file, with the name "private/var/log/samba/log.smbd.old". My son said that Samba is a technology that allows sharing of files across operating systems, and is probably why I can see my Mac folders in my windows VM. This leads me to believe that something is running amuck with my Fusion VM set up that is devouring all my drive space (I now only have 35GB left out of 750 GB), and which probably is also responsible for my computer not running very well lately. My son does not know how to fix the problem. Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thank you.