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How much disk space does SL need to operate?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1353127" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I've heard folks say keep 10-20% free. Of course the larger the drive...the smaller this percentage can be:</p><p></p><p>- 10-20% on an 80 gig drive is 8-16gig free</p><p>- 10-20% on a 500gig drive is 50-100gig free</p><p></p><p>...BIG difference!</p><p></p><p>Here are a few articles on the topic:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://macs.about.com/od/faq1/f/How-Much-Free-Drive-Space-Do-I-Need.htm" target="_blank">How Much Free Drive Space Do I Need - Minimum Free Drive Space to Run OS X</a></p><p><a href="http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/lackofram.html" target="_blank">Problems from insufficient RAM and free hard disk space</a></p><p><a href="http://www.applelinks.com/index.php/more/hands_on_mac_maintaining_minimum_free_space_on_your_hard_drive/" target="_blank">Hands-On Mac: Maintaining Minimum Free Space On Your Hard Drive - Applelinks.com</a></p><p></p><p>HTH,<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1353127, member: 56379"] I've heard folks say keep 10-20% free. Of course the larger the drive...the smaller this percentage can be: - 10-20% on an 80 gig drive is 8-16gig free - 10-20% on a 500gig drive is 50-100gig free ...BIG difference! Here are a few articles on the topic: [url=http://macs.about.com/od/faq1/f/How-Much-Free-Drive-Space-Do-I-Need.htm]How Much Free Drive Space Do I Need - Minimum Free Drive Space to Run OS X[/url] [url=http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/lackofram.html]Problems from insufficient RAM and free hard disk space[/url] [url=http://www.applelinks.com/index.php/more/hands_on_mac_maintaining_minimum_free_space_on_your_hard_drive/]Hands-On Mac: Maintaining Minimum Free Space On Your Hard Drive - Applelinks.com[/url] HTH,:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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