On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Bruce Johnson<[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Jun 11, 2009, at 10:19 AM, Marty Levine wrote: > >> To free up space, what is the best way to remove Classic and all the >> classic applications. Space is very tight - should I be dumping plist >> files for her classic applications? > > Plist files are generally on the order of 4K. My entire preferences > file is only about 3Megs in size. The only programs that use > appreciable disk space outside of the Applications folder are things > like Garage Band and iDVD and Adobe apps. > > Dump the classic system folder, the apps and the like, but don't > expect a vast amount of space. > > >> Also, to save space I am considering removing all foreign language >> support. I believe the recommended software is Monolingual to >> accomplish this. Are there any languages other than English (US >> version) that should be maintained? > > None, unless she uses any of them. > > This will gain you a couple of gigabytes. > > Truthfully, the solution is to add a larger and/or another internal > hard drive, why is she insistent on not doing that? > > --
Thanks Bruce, My friends reluctance is purely a cost matter - but I keep pushing. Within the last year she has already funded the external hard drive that I maintain for her as a backup and is now finally considering adding desperately needed RAM. Unfortunately the needed hard drive will require expert installation becasue her G4 happens to be a PowerBook and I am reluctant to work on them. I'm reluctant to ask questions about that here because that belongs in a differen LEM list. My previous question was generic enough for the G3-G5 list (or at least I hope it was) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
