[urmyuk1]

hi there,

i just purchased a Macbook wi a 60gb HD and have noticed that 18gb!!! is used already..

i'm sure osx doesnt need all this HD space to run..

which files can i lose to slimdown OSX..

cheers..

[mitchell_pgh]

For starters, your 60GB HD isn't really 60GB, it's formatted, so it's probably in the 54-56GB range [granted, a guess] From there, the OS takes up probably 10GB. You can remove languages, but I prefer keeping it fat until I really need the space.

[CharlesS]

A lot of it is probably the bundled software. iDVD alone is about half a GB.

Along the course of this thread, someone will probably suggest running a freeware utility called Monolingual. I am here to tell you that whatever you do, don't run that app. If you do, it will delete the PowerPC versions of all the system libraries and frameworks on your hard drive, breaking Rosetta and causing any PowerPC applications not to launch. So if you have any non-Universal apps, such as... say... MS Office or Photoshop (no one ever needs to use those, of course), they won't launch anymore after running Monolingual.

[Dark Helmet]

Best thing is to reformat the drive with the included install disks and turn off all other languages and PRINTER DRIVERS for printers you don't have. Even if you have a printer better to just download the one model you have rather than 300 megs for every model the company offers.

Also don't install tutorials from iDVD, garage band etc. Saves TONS of space.

[urmyuk1]

cheers for replys

i notice the big players are :-

Libary / application support / idvd - 1.69gb
Libary / application support / grageband - 1.92gb
Libary / audio / apple loops - 2.49gb
Libary / printers - 1.99gb
Applications / iWork(DEMO) 1.95gb
Applications / iPhoto - 550mb

get rid of this lot would get me back 10.59gb

am i right in saying that i can drag these straight onto the trash ??

if i do require to use a printer or iPhoto etc.. can i install these back from my OSX install discs??

xan anyone add to this list...

cheers..

[Mrjinglesusa]

If you do, iDVD, GarageBand, iPhoto and iWork will not work anymore. If you don't want to use them you can safely trash them. Same with printers.

[philm]

You might want to get Omni Disksweeper which is a quick and easy way to see what it clogging up your HD,