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What’s Taking Up All That Space?

What’s Taking Up All That Space?

By on August 16, 2008 in Hardware, Mac OS, Software, Tip

Alexa asks: I haven’t installed any­thing new. I haven’t added any large files to my com­puter. But I keep run­ning low on hard drive space! How do I find out what is tak­ing up all the room on my iBook? Apple’s Finder doesn’t cut it. It’ll tell you how much space is left on your hard […]

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Time Machine Drive Size (Mac)

Time Machine Drive Size (Mac)

By on May 8, 2008 in Hardware, Time Machine

Cur­tis asks: I bought a new drive and am par­ti­tion­ing it to limit how much Time Machine uses. How big should I make the par­ti­tion? Short Answer: I’d say around 25% larger than what your computer’s hard drive size. Back­ing up is SO impor­tant, and Apple’s new oper­at­ing sys­tem includes a very pow­er­ful and easy to […]

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