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 Looking To Maximize Hardive Space, not sure if dleted files are completely |
 Wed 23 Nov 2005, 15:06
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Hello I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good method to free up any hardrive space that may be bogged down by unused files. I have my first recording session tonight and I want to make sure I have optimized m hardrive space. I'm new to logic, mac, and ccomputers in general, and I'm not sure if throwing a folder in the trash completely frees any space on the drive. Thanks for your thoughts!
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Fri 25 Nov 2005, 05:55
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 25-Nov 05 From: Minden - US Member No.: 72,976 |
Just throwing in the trash does not delete the files/folders. You have to empty the trash. Then the computer will delete anything you put in there.
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Mon 28 Nov 2005, 19:38
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 Moderator  Group: Team Posts: 370 Joined: 19-Mar 03 From: Umeå - SE Member No.: 14,645 |
Perhaps the easiest way is to have an extra harddrive.
( a total of three drives then one for OS-X - one for projects & audio + a third) Copy projects & audio from drive 2 to drive 3. Reformat drive 2. Keep working on drive 3. Eventually copy things from drive 3 to drive 2. Reformat drive 3 & keep working on drive 2. etc, etc. Cheers: Dixiechicken -------------------- ==================
Oh my god it's full of stars… --------------------------------------------------- Mac-G5-2x.2.0, OS-X 10.5.1, 250/200Gb HD - 7.0Gb ram DP-5.13, Motu 828 MK-II, MTP AV Usb, ltst drvs, Kurzweil-2000, EPS-16, Proteus-2000, Yamaha 01V Emes Kobalt monitors ================================ |
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Wed 30 Nov 2005, 21:19
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 29-Nov 05 From: North Hollywood - US Member No.: 73,164 |
If you're willing to go through the work, your best bet is to reinstall OSX and make sure to only install the minimal software. Disable extra printer drivers, X11, extra programs, and anything else that can be turned off to free up space. That'll make the biggest difference.
That being said, your projects should never be on your boot volume, so be sure you have a second hard drive for them always. -------------------- Alexey Mohr
Mixer/Engineer The Lex Factory See my most recently mixed/mastered album on the iTunes store! |
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Wed 30 Nov 2005, 22:43
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Rookie Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 17-Oct 05 From: Toledo - US Member No.: 71,372 |
Idealy, yes another hard drive would be great but my budget has been pretty well spent on my current pwerebook and software. I'm considering the re-install suggestion but i'm not sure how to uninstall my running version. Would it be equally beneficial to toss programs in the trash?
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