OS X disk size
Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and also very new to Macs as well. Basicaly I am just an ordinary PC to Mac convert that somehow got tired of problems on my WinXP.
I have just oredered my new iBook that should arrive in a day or two. Couple of days ago I had a test run on a friends iBook. Also I asked her a question that she could not answer, therefore I'll ask you the same question.
How much disk space does the installed OS X take?
She tryed to find info on that but none was available, so she just said it depends on options you select while installing OS. I suppose it's true but let's say you do the average setup, selecting basic options most users do. How much of my disk will be taken up by this? I ask this question because iBook I ordered has (i think) about 30 or perhaps 40 G of disk space. Basicaly I just want to know how much actual space will I have in the end.
Thanks
I have just oredered my new iBook that should arrive in a day or two. Couple of days ago I had a test run on a friends iBook. Also I asked her a question that she could not answer, therefore I'll ask you the same question.
How much disk space does the installed OS X take?
She tryed to find info on that but none was available, so she just said it depends on options you select while installing OS. I suppose it's true but let's say you do the average setup, selecting basic options most users do. How much of my disk will be taken up by this? I ask this question because iBook I ordered has (i think) about 30 or perhaps 40 G of disk space. Basicaly I just want to know how much actual space will I have in the end.
Thanks
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Originally posted by Kink
Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and also very new to Macs as well. Basicaly I am just an ordinary PC to Mac convert that somehow got tired of problems on my WinXP.
I have just oredered my new iBook that should arrive in a day or two. Couple of days ago I had a test run on a friends iBook. Also I asked her a question that she could not answer, therefore I'll ask you the same question.
How much disk space does the installed OS X take?
She tryed to find info on that but none was available, so she just said it depends on options you select while installing OS. I suppose it's true but let's say you do the average setup, selecting basic options most users do. How much of my disk will be taken up by this? I ask this question because iBook I ordered has (i think) about 30 or perhaps 40 G of disk space. Basicaly I just want to know how much actual space will I have in the end.
Thanks
The answer to your question really depends on how much of MacOS X is installed. The BSD subsystem is an optional install. However, if you do a fairly complete installation, you should expect it to consume approximately 3-4 GB. YMMV
Incidentally, I would recommend that you install the BSD subsystem. It's strictly optional, but necessary should you ever yourself wanting to experiment with the UNIXy goodness that underlies OSX.
Also leave out the Printer Drivers unless you connect to loads of different printers all the time.
Dobby.