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How to make OS X 10.5 run faster.
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 874148" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Can't begin to answer that without knowing the size of your OS X partition and the amount of used vs free space. Realize that Leopard will use 50-60GB of space for virtual memory if you allow it the freedom to do so. As a system drive begins to fill up, it will slow down some. It just takes the drive longer to access the info farther out on the platter of the drive. For years my recommendation has been to maintain a minimum of 20% free space on any system drive and I personally have kept a minimum of 25% free for many years now. </p><p></p><p>Following my own advice as an example - my current OS X partition is 300 GB - so my goal is to keep 75 GB minimum free space. I currently have 150 GB of data and I do often hit 60 GB of virtual memory. That totals up to 285 GB which leaves me about 15 GB of space left for data on my system drive.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind, this is what I would call "best practice". This is not necessary for everyone to be this extreme. But, if you're trying to squeeze every bit of speed out of a machine ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 874148, member: 24160"] Can't begin to answer that without knowing the size of your OS X partition and the amount of used vs free space. Realize that Leopard will use 50-60GB of space for virtual memory if you allow it the freedom to do so. As a system drive begins to fill up, it will slow down some. It just takes the drive longer to access the info farther out on the platter of the drive. For years my recommendation has been to maintain a minimum of 20% free space on any system drive and I personally have kept a minimum of 25% free for many years now. Following my own advice as an example - my current OS X partition is 300 GB - so my goal is to keep 75 GB minimum free space. I currently have 150 GB of data and I do often hit 60 GB of virtual memory. That totals up to 285 GB which leaves me about 15 GB of space left for data on my system drive. Keep in mind, this is what I would call "best practice". This is not necessary for everyone to be this extreme. But, if you're trying to squeeze every bit of speed out of a machine ... [/QUOTE]
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