[iBook] HD space

Kirk McElhearn kirklists at wanadoo.fr
Sat Apr 30 23:37:18 PDT 2005


On May 1, 2005, at 4:17 AM, Angus Wallace wrote:

> I've looked at /Library and it's 5.5GB! I can't believe that's all  
> needed. In particular, /Library/Printers is 1.5GB, and seems to  
> have drivers for every imaginable printer, of which I need ONE...
>
> I want to 'prune' some of these files to increase HD space. What  
> does the Wisdom Of The List have to say about this? Does anyone  
> have experience?

Too many people do an "easy install" and get stuck with about 2 GB of  
worthless stuff - printer drivers and language files. Delete all the  
printer drivers you don't need.


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