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2 gigs enough for OS X?
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I've got a 2 GB partition onto which I plan to install OS X (and 9.2). Will the disk space be enough?
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that should be no problem. it won't leave much room for applications though.
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OS X will fit but you might need more room for apps.
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Thanks guys! I've got separate partitions for apps, BTW.
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I would recommend that you have the applications on the same hard drive as the one with OS X. Why put them elsewhere? Make a large partition for everything.
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iMac G5 2.0 Ghz 20", 2 GB RAM, 400 GB, OS X 10.4.5, iPod with color screen 60 GB
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now that we've run down the list a bit, 2 gigs sounds small. Best to have os x apps on same partition, and you will have to worry about swap space. Sometimes things (such as system updates) won't install if you don't have enough free space on your boot volume--this isn't just free space for the install, but sometimes it says you need way more than the space which is actually required. If it is easy for you to backup and repartition, then I'd do that.
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One other thing to consider is if you have a CD burner (or a superdrive) you'll need to keep 700 MB free on your OS X disk so that Disk Burner can use it to make the disk image it burns CDs from. I've run into that problem with my Beige G3 (where you have to have OS X installed on a 4 GB partition to have it run).
Not sure if you can change that default setting or not. I'll have to look into that...
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