[paulisinger]

hey guys.
i just got my first mac...and i was wondering what is the best way to remove the un-needed stuff like printer drivers(dont have one) and languages. the ibooks dont come with a tiger DVD just an update disc otherwise i wouldve like to just erase the drive etc. any ideas?

thanks

[F_Elz]

hmm
well you could use the restore disk to install the os again, and customize the install by unchecking the stuff you don't need.

[paulisinger]

im doing that now...but it doesnt seem to give me any choices...i tried to customize but everything option was greyed out. any ideas as to what i did wrong?

[Ji Eun]

erase and install

[F_Elz]

Well after you install, you can delete/disable the languages you don't use by using a third party program. I forgot the name but I know I found it in Macupdate.com or Versiontracker.com.

Best of luck.

[sminch]

for deleting languages try delocaliser, and to get rid of excess other stuff give whatsize a go - this lists everything on your hd in order of its size, so it's a piece of cake to spot the apps / drivers that are taking up space. they're both on versiontracker, if i recall correctly.

sminch

[Ji Eun]

since it's new... just do the erase and install!!
nothing to lose and you get a perfectly customized OS X install.
this is a no-brainer, people.

[toffe]

how much space will you release by doing this? Is it worth it if you i.e just get rid of the languages (the printer drivers migth be good to have if you use your notebook at different locations etc.)

[Ji Eun]

my factory install had like 9 or 10gb of things like the 1.5gb World Book Encycl., extra languages, Appleworks, iDVD, etc. You can spend 20 minutes digging around trashing things or spend a half hour doing a fresh install completely customizing your setup from the start. My clean custom install was like 4 gig, including the standard (about 1.5gb worth of) printer drivers.

[paulisinger]

i did a fresh tiger install so everythings good except i dont have any of the ilife suite anymore...anyway to pull it from the restore cds that came with the ibook?

[F_Elz]

Pacifist should let you extract the iLife suite from the CD.

http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/6812

[irockdabari]

I actually did an erase and reinstall for my iBook, running 10.3 . I noticed that my HD had less space used up by the OS than when i first took my iBook out of the box, and I didn't even change anything during the install.

[toffe]

i got my custom ibook 60 gb today, and the hard drive had lot's in it. finder said that i had 42,27 gb available.
man there's a lot more than 4 gb on my drive now. I think i'll erase and install some.