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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff" data-source="post: 309918" data-attributes="member: 21285"><p>I wouldn't partition the HD. It is unnecessary, and it will probably just make you mad later on. The only time you should do that if with multiple operating systems, or just in Windows so you don't spread viruses.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You can get rid of languages, and also there are some programs that you will probably never use. Your Mac will come with a program called Sherlock. I think this program is trash, and there are also lots of user related files that go along with it. I got rid of all of that and haven't missed it. I would not reccomend a fresh format. It's probably more trouble than it's worth. I guess if you really wanted to max out your savings, that would be the way to do it though.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you will be using the drive solely for your Mac, then use a program called Disk Utility to format it to Mac standards. That will eliminate the weird things that it is doing with your files.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, first of all I would say max out the RAM. After doing that, I noticed a huge difference in performance. Try not to run Dashboard, as it uses up system resources.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff, post: 309918, member: 21285"] I wouldn't partition the HD. It is unnecessary, and it will probably just make you mad later on. The only time you should do that if with multiple operating systems, or just in Windows so you don't spread viruses. You can get rid of languages, and also there are some programs that you will probably never use. Your Mac will come with a program called Sherlock. I think this program is trash, and there are also lots of user related files that go along with it. I got rid of all of that and haven't missed it. I would not reccomend a fresh format. It's probably more trouble than it's worth. I guess if you really wanted to max out your savings, that would be the way to do it though. If you will be using the drive solely for your Mac, then use a program called Disk Utility to format it to Mac standards. That will eliminate the weird things that it is doing with your files. Well, first of all I would say max out the RAM. After doing that, I noticed a huge difference in performance. Try not to run Dashboard, as it uses up system resources. [/QUOTE]
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