OS X confusion....

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rmorgan

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right, i have a G4 powerbook, an old one at that.

it has OS X 10.1.3, however on the hard drive is also an OS 9 folder and an applications for OS 9. being an older gen G4 powerbook, its running out of HD space, can i in any way remove these files?

cheers in advance.
 
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just drag the folder to the trash
 
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Chamorro

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It won't harm anything, unless you like to run Classic. If you do like Classic, try to trash unnecessary extensions, control panels, etc.
 
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rmorgan

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nah i have no use for classic. im just generally not sure what i can and cant remove from the mac without it messing up.
 
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rmorgan

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ok, ive just tried to delete the OS 9 folder, but it says i cant delete it because its the system folder?!!!
 
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Chamorro

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Are you booted into OS X? That's strange....

Before deleting, make sure all your files can be opened up w/ an OS X application.

When you're ready to delete, open up Terminal and type "rm -rf[space]" (don't type space, just hit the Space Bar)and drag the folder(s) you want to delete into the Terminal window. Be ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE than you drag ONLY items you want to delete...if you have no use for Classic, then trash your OS 9 "System Folder" and your "Applications (OS9)" folder.
 
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rmorgan

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i have just tried the terminal option, but it comes up with the following....


[xp-411:~] richard% rm -rf[ ]/System\ Folder2
rm: illegal option -- [
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file


any ideas?
 
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rmorgan said:
i have just tried the terminal option, but it comes up with the following....


[xp-411:~] richard% rm -rf[ ]/System\ Folder2
rm: illegal option -- [
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file


any ideas?

Try this...

rm -rf /'System Folder'

Those are single quotes around System Folder. You can also use double quotes.
 

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