At 6:16 AM -0700 04/04/2013, Gary D. wrote:
I have just installed 10.8.3 for the first time and it takes up a
lot of space. There is a file at "private > var > vm" with the name
"sleepimage" that is 4 GB in size. Anyone know what that is? Can I
delete it?
That contains a complete copy of your memory. It's created by the OS
when it goes into a deep sleep. The complete copy is required
because at that point, the Mac essentially turns itself off. When
you wake it up, memory is quickly reloaded from that file. You can
get rid of it by disabling deep sleep.
There is also an "Install OS X Mountain Lion.app" in the
appllication folder. Do I need that too?
You can delete that. Good idea to make a backup of it first, just in case.
- Dan.
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