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Minimal OS X install on iPod?
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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I'd like to install OS X on my 5 GB iPod. Obviously space is at a premium. I'm curious, what is the minimal install size of OS X that I could install on it?
Can I simply copy my current OS X System folder on my Powerbook over the iPod and boot off it? Or do I need other folders, like the Applications and Library folders?
Thanks in advance.
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The world needs more Canada.
PB 12" 867 MHz, 640 MB RAM, AE, OS 10.4.2
Black iPod nano 4GB
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you cannot boot from an iPod so you could copy the files but nothing would happen. Or so I heard ...
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Actually you can boot from the iPod. It's just not supported by Apple. But I'm not sure what the minimum requirement is for disk space.
The Apple site says 3 GBs are necessary but I'm not sure what you end up with as a final install...
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Around 3 GB w/ all the languages installed, but I've heard you can slim it to around 1.9 GB w/ only English.
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5G 60GB video iPod
512MB iPod Shuffle
Westone UM1 Canalphones
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I'm booted off my iPod right now, have been for 4-days straight. I cloned my drive there so I could send my PowerBook into Apple without all my personal files on there, not to mention I'm putting it up for sale when it returns and I want it ready to go whenever I close the deal.
In any event, yes you can boot from an iPod. My wild guesstimate is you could get OS X to about 5GB. The developer tools, printer files, and documentation are good places to start in terms of trimming the fat.
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TiBook 667 DVI - 20" Cinema Display - 20GB iPod
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I'm booted off my iPod right now. The why is a long story, but long story short I cloned my PB drive to the iPod. Works great.
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TiBook 667 DVI - 20" Cinema Display - 20GB iPod
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Thanks for the tips! I have my Powerbook in the shop right now too, once I get it back I'll give OS X a go on my iPod.
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The world needs more Canada.
PB 12" 867 MHz, 640 MB RAM, AE, OS 10.4.2
Black iPod nano 4GB
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well by trimming down OS X as much as i can I can take up just about 1GB, but no more than 2.
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