Snow Leopard *private* folder? [duplicate]
Solution 1:
Normally "private" is about 2-2.5GB, it contains "private" information for the OSX. You should not mess around in it. It also contains the "sleepimage" file which is the largest file of all in this folder. BTW: 10.5... is Leopard, 10.6 is SnowLeopard, I assume a typo.
Solution 2:
All the files and folders within private are needed to run the Operating System and it exists in every version of OS X. The folder private has lost its hidden attribute.