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<blockquote data-quote="Quest" data-source="post: 309752" data-attributes="member: 24130"><p>I have just ordered a new Core 2 Duo MBP and I have serveral concerns about optimizing the performance of the machine, as well as basic knowledge. I have looked over the Switchers Guide to OSX, so these questions are beyond the scope of that article. </p><p></p><p>- For starters, is it necessary/useful to partition the hard drive, and if so, how would I go about doing that? </p><p></p><p>- How can I free up some of the hard drive space? Ideally I would like to delete all languages except for English, Spanish, and Chinese. Will I lose some space on the hard drive if I format and start from scratch? </p><p></p><p>- I have an external 80GB hard drive, and when I plug it into a Windows system, all folders show up, but when I plug into my friends MB, I only get a fraction of the folders. Why is this? And how can I get all of them to show up? Furthermore, the Apple displays all kinds of crazy folders (which I never created) with links to various pictures and files of mine. This totally baffles me.</p><p></p><p>- What are some other useful tips in optimizing the performance of an MBP right off the bat? I will be getting this thing in a few days and I would like to tweak it so that it performs as well as possible. </p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quest, post: 309752, member: 24130"] I have just ordered a new Core 2 Duo MBP and I have serveral concerns about optimizing the performance of the machine, as well as basic knowledge. I have looked over the Switchers Guide to OSX, so these questions are beyond the scope of that article. - For starters, is it necessary/useful to partition the hard drive, and if so, how would I go about doing that? - How can I free up some of the hard drive space? Ideally I would like to delete all languages except for English, Spanish, and Chinese. Will I lose some space on the hard drive if I format and start from scratch? - I have an external 80GB hard drive, and when I plug it into a Windows system, all folders show up, but when I plug into my friends MB, I only get a fraction of the folders. Why is this? And how can I get all of them to show up? Furthermore, the Apple displays all kinds of crazy folders (which I never created) with links to various pictures and files of mine. This totally baffles me. - What are some other useful tips in optimizing the performance of an MBP right off the bat? I will be getting this thing in a few days and I would like to tweak it so that it performs as well as possible. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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